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decision making
Your best decisions happen when you stop thinking hard.
A 2006 study by Dijksterhuis proposed that complex decisions are made more effectively when distracted, though these findings have faced extensive challenges in replication.
The 'unconscious thought effect' is widely debated and remains controversial, with many contemporary studies finding no consistent evidence for its existence or practical application.
Some of your best work happens when you walk away.
Where this comes from
- Study
- Ap Dijksterhuis, 2006, Science
- What the check found
- While the 2006 paper makes this claim, the effect is not universally accepted in psychological literature due to significant failures to replicate the original results.
- Confidence
- Solid, with limits
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