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Decision fatigue paralyzes modern adults to the point where staring at a blank wall becomes preferable to picking an activity. We demand endless choices but…

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Why a bad option makes the expensive one tempting

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Why people defend choices they regret

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Your brain often believes the last thing it heard is the most important, a glitch called the recency effect.

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Every time you choose the shorter line at a grocery store only to see the other line move faster, you blame luck.

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What surprisingly happens to a store's sales when they offer customers twenty flavors of jam instead of just six?

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Why do streaming apps sometimes struggle to keep you watching when they offer way too many shows?

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Why choosing nothing can feel easier than choosing

Why a bad option makes the expensive one tempting

Why people defend choices they regret

Your brain often believes the last thing it heard is the most important, a glitch called the recency effect.

Every time you choose the shorter line at a grocery store only to see the other line move faster, you blame luck.

What surprisingly happens to a store's sales when they offer customers twenty flavors of jam instead of just six?

A bigger world.
One discovery
at a time.