About this episode
In a special episode of No Stupid Questions, Angela Duckworth and Mike Maughan talk about unfinished tasks, recurring arguments, and Irish goodbyes. SOURCES: Roy Baumeister , social psychologist and visiting scholar at Harvard University. Daniel Gilbert , professor of psychology at Harvard University. John Gottman , professor emeritus of psychology at the University of Washington. Kurt Lewin , 20th-century German-American psychologist. E. J. Masicampo , professor of psychology at Wake Forest University. Timothy Wilson , professor of psychology at the University of Virginia. Bluma Zeigarnik , 20th-century Soviet psychologist. RESOURCES: " Life and Work of the Psychologist Bluma Zeigarnik ," by M. Marco ( Neurosciences and History, 2018). " Why We Need Answers ," by Maria Konnikova ( The New Yorker, 2013). " Consider It Done! Plan Making Can Eliminate the Cognitive Effects of Unfulfilled Goals ," by E. J. Masicampo and Roy Baumeister ( Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 2011). The Science of Trust: Emotional Attunement for Couples , by John Gottman (2011). " 'Let Me Dream On!' Anticipatory Emotions and Preference for Timing in Lotteries ," by Martin Kocher, Michal Krawczyk, and Frans van Winden ( Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper, 2009). " Explaining Away: A Model of Affective Adaptation ," by Timothy Wilson and Daniel Gilbert ( Perspectives on Psychological Science, 2008). " On Finished and Unfinished Tasks ," by Bluma Zeigarnik ( A Source Book of Gestalt Psychology, 1938). EXTRAS: " Can We Disagree Better? " by No Stupid Questions (2023). " Would You Be Happier if You Were More Creative? " by No Stupid Questions (2023). "How Can You Be Kinder to Yourself? " by No Stupid Questions (2023). " What’s Wrong With Holding a Grudge? " by No Stupid Questions (2022). Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch , by Eileen Spinelli (1991). Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.