Motivation
Stop mid-sentence: the part of the Zeigarnik idea that holds up
A 2025 meta-analysis found unfinished tasks aren't remembered better, but people do tend to resume them. Here's how to use a deliberate stopping point.
Focus
Mindset
Apollo 13 Never Said 'Failure Is Not an Option.' Here's What Worked
The famous Apollo 13 line came from a 1995 film. What really saved the crew was a fix built from bags and tape — and a lesson about limits.
Habits
What the marshmallow test really found about willpower
A larger study shrank the famous marshmallow result. The more useful lesson was in the original work all along: change the room, not yourself.