Monday, March 30, 2026

MONDAY — THE HUMAN CONDITION

“Many ‘irrational’ preferences do not necessarily arise from people storing values relative to other values, but rather from the fact that people tend to repeat actions they once preferred in a particular context.”

— Dr. Ben Wagner, TU Dresden

Think your brain runs a cost-benefit analysis before every decision? New research reveals it’s actually running a highlight reel of what you did last time, building a bias toward repetition, then retroactively convincing you it was the best option. It’s the invisible firmware driving resistance to change: the old process isn’t preferred because it’s better, it’s preferred because it’s familiar. To learn more, Check out the article Why We Repeat Decisions That No Longer Make Sense.

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Stay safe. Stay healthy. Be strong. Lead well.

Chad