I don't know if this is a real effect or not but "Zeigarnik effect" seems like a good name for a subjective feeling that I bet everyone finds familiar.
For example, an unfixed bug stays uppermost in your mind but the moment it's fixed I feel like it quickly fades - annoyingly so because sometimes you feel like you've just met the same problem again but can't remember the previous time.
And on a sadder note, unfinished conversations with people who passed away. I feel almost haunted by a couple.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeigarnik_effect
Dan Piponi
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2026-03-02 19:54:58 UTC
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