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I cannot stop reading at an arbitrary point — I must finish the chapter, the page, or at minimum the paragraph

The Zeigarnik effect — the brain's tendency to continue processing incomplete tasks — makes stopping mid-text uncomfortable. The unresolved narrative creates a low-level cognitive tension that persists until the unit is complete. Chapter endings serve as deliberate interruption points designed to be satisfying stopping places.

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E.L. James reportedly wrote in short chapters specifically to exploit the Zeigarnik effect — ending each chapter at a point that made the next one feel obligatory.

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