Ep. 79: Decision Fatigue–Pig Bonanza

Weirds of a Feather

If you change your mind, we’re the first in line, honey, we’re still free, just as long as you don’t ask us to decide what’s for dinner.

In this ABBA-backed episode, Kristin is taking a chance on herself and diving into the psychology behind decision fatigue. She’s discussing what it is, why it happens, how it impacts AuDHDers who already struggle with executive dysfunction, and some ways to avoid it that don’t involve just eating pasta for every single meal (although that’s always a valid option, we don’t judge).

Plus, we’re tossing around the proverbial pigskin as we ponder about kidney transplants, play Susan’s favorite game, “Is It Cannibalism?”, question the existence of radish people, and more.

Resources

Decision fatigue: A conceptual analysis - Grant A Pignatiello, Richard J Martin, Ronald L Hickman, 2020 (sagepub.com)

Ego Depletion - The Decision Lab

Ego depletion: is the active self a limited resource? - PubMed (nih.gov)

The effect of decision fatigue on surgeons' clinical decision making - PMC (nih.gov)

Decision fatigue and heuristic analyst forecasts - ScienceDirect

The socially evaluated cold-pressor test (SECPT) for groups: effects of repeated administration of a combined physiological and psychological stressor - PubMed (nih.gov)

Transplant of pig kidney into a human marks medical milestone | PBS NewsHour

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