Enhance Productivity with the "Hemingway Effect"

There is a lot of techniques to enhance productivity and avoid procrastination...and the "Hemingway effect" is one of my favorite..

It is based on 2 psichological concepts:

The Zeigarnik Effect: it tells us that our brain tend to remember unfinished tasks better than finished ones and it creates a kind of mental tension until we complete the task.

The Ovsiankina Effect: this means than when we leave a task unfinished we create a kind of "urge" in our brain that is stronger compared to the task that we haven't begun yet.

In short: if you start something and don't finish it, your brain will keep bringing it up and motivating you to get it don

Now..how the Hemingway effect work and how we can put into practice:

1. Start small: the important point here is simply to start (whatever is your important task). Even if you can dedicate only a half of an hour daily.

2. Plan the stopping point: by stopping the work at an interesting point will keep you motivated to return to the the task.

3. Use breaks: not random distraction but deliberate breaks that leave you feel closer to finishing the project/task.

4. Make a note: write your next steps so you don't have to waste time figuring out them later, in this way you can easily enter into the Flow.

Note: "Never pump yourself dry, leave a little for the next day"

- Ernest Hemingway