Digital Shortcuts and Cognitive Load

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Every day, we make decisions. These require effort, and there’s probably a finite amount of energy available for these focused choices. (View Highlight) Decision Fatigue There is a finite amount of energy available for making focused choices


Ten minutes today will save you from 30 decisions every day forever. (View Highlight)

I agree with this, but there is a limit. If I constantly optimize, I may be putting off doing anything meaningful Overoptimizing