569. Do You Need Closure?

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…