The Battle of Tawara

During WWII, fifteen American soldiers prayed with their chaplain the night before the Battle of Tawara. He later reported that they all prayed pretty much the same prayer:  “Lord, tomorrow we are going to storm the beaches of Tawara. We’ve been told...

The Zeigarnik Effect

The Zeigarnik Effect is a psychological concept that I don’t pretend to fully understand, but I find fascinating. It postulates that people have a tendency to remember an uncompleted task better than a completed one. That’s why we struggle to let go of the...