Analysis Paralysis, Decision Fatigue

Our capacity to process information and make decisions reduces with each made.

"The nervous system consumes more glucose than most other parts of the body, and effortful mental activity appears to be especially expensive in the currency of glucose. When you are actively involved in difficult cognitive reasoning or engaged in a task that requires self-control, your blood glucose-level drops." — Thinking, Fast and Slow

#cognition

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