Decision Fatigue
The other day I read a New York Times article on "Decision Fatigue" and it has been intriguing me ever since. It is fascinating for it helps us understand a little more the things that affect the mind and how it works. We all know that when we are tired, the brain functions a little less, we make human errors, we make mistakes, we start becoming unintelligible, and if we are really tired, we start to resemble a zombie. However, what we don't realize is that in the course of day to day life we may make a lot of decisions without realizing we are actually tired and that this "tiredness" is affecting how we decide. The article cites a research that was done on parole hearings. Those heard early in the morning, or after coffee breaks and lunch were more likely to get parole than those who were heard later in the day. This is even if they had the same profile. I feel sorry for those being heard later in the day. The reason bein...