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    Decision Fatigue Entry #0839

    The reason a hectic day ends in an impulse buy

    A hectic day ends in an impulse buy because accumulated decisions deplete self-control, and the evening brain trades long-term prudence for immediate gratification.

    Adept
    The hidden part #0839

    The impulse buy is not the day’s last decision — it is the decision that happens when the ability to decide well has been used up.

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    Spatial Design Entry #1086

    Why the till is lined with small cheap things

    A queue at the till creates idle time near low-commitment items, so the waiting hand grabs what the planning mind would never have listed.

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    The hidden part #1086

    The chocolate was not on the list — but the list does not queue, and the queue is lined with temptation.

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    Spatial Design Entry #1077

    The reason a supermarket puts milk at the very back

    A staple at the back forces the shopper to walk past every aisle, so the trip for one item becomes a gauntlet of unplanned temptation.

    Adept
    The hidden part #1077

    The milk is not at the back because of refrigeration — it is at the back because the walk there sells everything in between.

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