Re:Why too much choice is stressing us out
by cobweb on Thursday October 22, 2015 @09:30AM
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I remember hearing or reading an article that said that suggested that making a choice/decision was tiring, and it pays to save your strength for important choices. Rather than deliberate over which beverage you are going to drink in the morning. Similarly if you have a standard place for your wallet, watch and keys you can save brain time by not having to search for them.
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Re:Why too much choice is stressing us out
by duderific on Thursday October 22, 2015 @08:27PM
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This is the essence of why we develop habits - it saves our brain power for when we need it during the work day.
It's strange but my wife seems to have an endless supply of this choice-making brain power - she never tires of poring over options, whether it be deciding what to eat or shopping online for shoes. I just want to be done with it as quickly as possible; it's almost physically painful for me to go shopping and be confronted by endless choices.