Humans remember uncompleted tasks or interrupted tasks better than completed ones. Very often, this causes rage amongst teenagers when they are focusing, either on a phone or a piece of work, suddenly! You can use this to your advantage by doing a bit of studying or homework for a few minutes, at the cost of human discomfort. This is also why people hate the queue in flashcard apps like SuperMemo and Anki and quit, despite the fact that this will make them forget everything! Honestly, to an extent, might as well not make finishing the goal... Process-oriented identity