Clipesthetic sense?

So I've been looking for a word to describe that sense I have of what's on my clipboard. As I've been thinking about it over the past few weeks I've noticed how placing important information on the clipboard makes it seem heavier. But then, once I complete a task or lose focus on it, that sense of heaviness lifts. (E.g., right now I have no idea what's on my clipboard. Here it is: bathyesthesia.)

I thought of clipesthetic sense (after kinesthetic sense), thought that doesn't really do it. And, of course, it's probably not a sense at all--just my brain reminding me I have something relevant in my short-term memory. But still, its manifestation as a feeling of invisible weight is kind of interesting.

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Posted by Gene Smith on Nov 14, 2003. Before this there was Top 10 Pro Basketball Player Names (2003-2004 edition). Next up is Battles Without Honour or Humanity.

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Gene Smith is a principal with nForm, one of Canada's leading user experience consulting firms. He writes about information architecture, interaction design, community, the web and other such topics. More >

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