EPISODE · Aug 5, 2026 · 12 MIN
It's Not the Work That's Exhausting You — It's the Unfinished Work
from The Daily Podcast with Jonathan Doyle
If you woke up today wishing someone would finally explain the Zeigarnik effect — you're in exactly the right place. In the 1920s, Bluma Zeigarnik studied waiters who could hold enormous unpaid orders in their heads effortlessly — and forgot them completely the second the bill was settled. Unfinished tasks occupy the mind with roughly double the force of finished ones. I've used this principle in business for two decades. The practical move: every open loop gets a verdict — close it, date it, or kill it. The loop doesn't care which. Your mind does.Grab my book Bridging the Gap free as an audiobook — search "Bridging the Gap Jonathan Doyle" on any podcast app.Corporate speaking and executive coaching enquiries: jonathandoyle.coA new one every morning. Don't go back to sleep.Enquire about booking Jonathan to speak:https://jonathandoyle.co/Connect with Jonathan on Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/jdoylespeaks/Jonathan is on Youtube here:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpCYnW4yVdd93N1OTbsxgyw
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