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Found out the average person makes 35,000 decisions a day and I called nonsense on it
I was reading a random article on my phone at like 11pm when I saw this number: the average adult makes around 35,000 choices every single day. I got annoyed because that sounds made up, so I tried to count my own morning just to prove it wrong. Coffee or tea, which mug, socks first or shirt first, cereal or eggs, and I hit 40 before I even left my apartment. The article said most of it is tiny stuff our brain does on autopilot like deciding when to brake or where to look. That part actually made sense to me and now I can't stop noticing all the small calls I make without thinking. Does this number sound real to you or is it just clickbait math?
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king.stella1d ago
How would they even measure something like that? Honestly that number sounds like total clickbait to me. When you tried counting your morning you got 40, but that is because you were watching yourself, which changes everything. The article wants it both ways, saying most choices are on autopilot, but if your brain does it without you knowing, then you are not really "making" 35,000 choices, you are just living. Ngl I bet someone took a study about tiny brain reactions and blew it up into a catchy number to get clicks. Next time you see a stat like that, look for who paid for the study, because that usually tells you more than the number itself.
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