Decision Fatigue: The Finite Well
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Roy BaumeisterContributor
The Courtroom Study
Researchers analyzed 1,100 judicial rulings. Parole probability at 9 A.M.: ~65%. Parole probability at 4 P.M.: ~0%. The judges were not malicious. They were tired. The safe default option is “deny parole.”
Steve Jobs’ Turtleneck
Why did Jobs wear the same clothes every day? To save decision energy. Don’t waste your limited willpower on picking socks. Save it for big decisions.
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Roy Baumeister
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