And there is some really classic research that was done a century ago by a researcher

called Bluma's Igarnic.

It's called the Zygarnic effect, and it shows that we remember unfinished tasks.

It's hard to get them out of our minds.

And in fact, if you're trying to go to sleep and you have trouble trying to get to sleep,

it can actually help you to write down your unfinished tasks.

And that can help you fall asleep because otherwise it keeps churning around in your mind.

This is the Mark Devine Show, and I'm your host, Mark Devine.

Thanks so much for joining me today, super stoked to have you here on this show, I explore

what it means to be courageous through the lens of the most fearless people.

Passionate, inspiring leaders, grandmaster martial artists, military executives, maybe

seals, and experts in productivity, such as my guest today, Dr. Gloria Mark.

Dr. Mark is Chancellor's Professor of Informatics at the University of California, Irvine.

She's got a new book out called Attention's Band, which covers her decades of research

in the how her mind's been affected in the digital age, where you received her PhD from

Columbia University in psychology, and studies the impact of digital media on people's

lives.

She's a deep dive in examining multitasking, interruptions, mood, and productivity, with

the use of digital devices.

She has published over 200 articles and has presented her work at multiple venues, including

the Aspen Ideas Festival, and has appeared in popular media such as New York Times,

Washington Journal, NPR, BBC, Atlantic, and more.

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