TED-Ed: How to make smart decisions more easily | TED-Ed

The video discusses a 2011 study on judges, revealing that decision fatigue affects parole decisions, with morning cases more likely to receive parole. Decision fatigue, a cognitive exhaustion from extended decision-making, impacts high-stakes scenarios and daily life. It explains how decision complexity and frequency affect fatigue, using breakfast and car replacement as examples. Professions like law and medicine face higher risks due to constant high-stakes decisions. Strategies to combat fatigue include reducing daily decisions, spreading tasks over days, and focusing on important choices.

Explain the concept of decision fatigue and its implications on everyday choices.

What factors can influence how quickly a person reaches their decision-making threshold?