Why Hard Decisions Should Be Easy (But Aren't)
Hard decisions are hard for two reasons: because no single option clearly dominates the alternatives, and because we expect our choice to have significant consequences, says blogger Tania Lombrozo.
We make dozens of decisions on a daily basis: what to have for breakfast, which task to complete first, which article to read.
Most of these decisions are easy.
But then there are the hard decisions — the ones we agonize over, the ones that lead to sleepless nights. These decisions are hard for two reasons: because no single option clearly dominates the alternatives, and because we expect our choice to have significant consequences. It's these two elements that explain why hard decisions
