Definition: Meta-procrastination, Compensatory Conviction, Zeigarnik Effect, Getting-into Time, Idea Doubt, Vuja De

Me in a 15 minute talk, essentially.

 

Meta-procrastination

(superior) procrastination where one creates activities for procrastination, then procrastinate in performing them

 

Compensatory conviction

Development of a passion for something that distracts you from your current serious uncertainty on what to do next

 

Zeigarnik effect

How we have a better memory for incomplete rather than complete tasks because you check off the latter to forget about it

 

Getting-into time

Time it takes you to get back into something from where you left off

 

Idea Doubt

Doubt that is energizing because it causes you to want to test, experiment, and refine, to get it right, knowing the first batch will almost always be crappy

 

Vuja De

Is when you look at something you’ve seen many times before and all of a sudden see it with fresh eyes

 

Definition: Tofish, Food Pairing, Food Combining, Spillover Effect

Definitely some big things to think about, even if you aren’t vegan or vegetarian, because some of this is just diet.

 

Food pairing

A method for identifying which foods go well together from a flavor standpoint

 

Food combining

A method identifying foods that match from a nutritional or digestive standpoint

 

Tofish

Vegan fish dishes from tofu

 

Spillover effect

Impact that seemingly unrelated events in one nation can have on the economies of other nations

 

Definition: Droste Effect, Crime Tourism, Peristyle

You can see 50 examples of the Droste Effect here.

 

 

 

 

Definition: Bing Sutt, Book and Bed, Superstar Effect

Some interesting concepts today…

 

 

 

Definition: Fresh Start Effect, Temptation Bundling

Some practical advice on how to get yourself some motivation for any time, not just at the start of a new year or new decade! See the Happiness Lab Podcast in Twitter link below.

 

Fresh Start Effect

Extra motivation we get when we deem something to be a fresh start for ourselves.

 

Temptation Bundling

A motivation technique to bundle something you are tempted by with something productive you are less keen on (eg. audiobook listening while exercising).