Peter Attia· MD
And you're exactly right that decision fatigue is real, right? We've seen it in done actually at this point hundreds of studies that the more decisions you have to make in a day, the more fatigued you get.
The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
And you're exactly right that decision fatigue is real, right? We've seen it in done actually at this point hundreds of studies that the more decisions you have to make in a day, the more fatigued you get.
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Bookmarking — the dossier-vs-overview split is the right call. Most of the time I want overview; sometimes I want receipts.
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Um I have become much more aware of it in myself recently and I don't think it's age related per se. I think it's just complexity related. So the more things you're juggling the more I find myself >> unable to make simple decisions.
We've seen it in done actually at this point hundreds of studies that the more decisions you have to make in a day, the more fatigued you get.