pimg class=”alignright size-full wp-image-54477″ src=”http://cdn.marksdailyapple.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/decisions.jpg” alt=”Decision Fatigue” width=”320″ height=”213″ /The world is a maelstrom of choices. From smartphones (iPhone or Android?), diets (Primal or Paleo or vegan?), cars (electric or gasoline, SUV or sedan?), health plans (PPO, HMO, or health savings account?), to entertainment (TV or Twitter or YouTube or Xbox or Netflix), we#8217;ve never had more options from which to choose. This is supposed to be a good thing. It#8217;s supposed to be liberating. Having more options is supposed to help us make better decisions. But in reality, something called decision fatigue gets in the way./p
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pA recent study (a title=”Extraneous factors in judicial decisions” href=”http://www.pnas.org/content/108/17/6889.full.pdf” target=”_blank”PDF/a) examining the factors determining the outcome of parole hearings illustrates this concept. All the things you#8217;d imagine determined a parole decision — the nature of the crime, history of the criminal, laws broken — had little to no impact on the outcome of the […]

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