Decision Fatigue - The Decision Lab
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Decision Fatigue - The Decision Lab
the psychology of ‘decision fatigue’
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Decision fatigue is a cognitive shortcut that causes irrational trade-offs in decision-making.2 It emerges when mental resources are depleted after making numerous decisions, leading individuals to favor immediate gratification, oversimplify complex decisions, or default to familiar, less optimal options.
Cognitive load is like playing an iterated game of diminishing returns. Every choice—every click, every scroll—saps a little more of your mental energy. By the time you’re 20 decisions deep, your ability to make intentional choices is shot. It’s not that you’ve lost the game; you’ve been worn down by it.
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