The Weight of Fatigue: When Energy, Pain, and Dreams Collide

Why does fatigue make it so hard to choose well—or to chase our dreams? In this season finale of Choice Beyond Logic: The Science of Bias, Kellie Best explores decision fatigue, pain cycles, and the nervous system’s survival mode. With relatable stories, science insights, and an Energy Ledger practice, discover how exhaustion shapes choice—and how presence can begin to break the cycle.

📚 References for Show Notes

•Baumeister, R. F., et al. (1998). Ego depletion: Is the active self a limited resource? Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.

•Vohs, K. D., et al. (2008). Making choices impairs subsequent self-control: A limited-resource account of decision making, self-regulation, and active initiative. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.

•McEwen, B. S. (2007). Physiology and neurobiology of stress and adaptation: Central role of the brain. Physiological Reviews.

•Muraven, M., & Baumeister, R. F. (2000). Self-regulation and depletion of limited resources: Does self-control resemble a muscle?Psychological Bulletin.

Choice Beyond Logic is hosted by Kellie Best.

📌 Have a question about why we do what we do—the quirks, the urges, the choices that don’t make sense? Send it to me. Your curiosity might become a future episode. Kellie@KellieBest.com.

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💡 This podcast is for educational and inspirational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical or mental health advice.

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Do the choices we don’t make shape us as much as the ones we do? In this episode of Choice Beyond Logic, Kellie Best explores counterfactual thinking, the neuroscience of “what might have been,” and the psychology of regret. Discover how the ghost selves of our unlived lives influence our identity, and why acknowledging them may bring us closer to who we truly are.

📚 References for Show Notes

•Counterfactual Thinking

Roese, N.J. (1997). Counterfactual Thinking. Annual Review of Psychology

•Regret and Inaction

Gilovich, T., & Medvec, V. (1995). “The experience of regret: What, when, and why.” Psychological Review. APA

•Neuroscience of Imagined Outcomes

Schacter, D.L. et al. (2012). Episodic simulation of future and alternative events. PNAS

•Philosophical Reflections

Kierkegaard, S. (1844). The Concept of Anxiety.

•Narrative Therapy & Integration

White, M., & Epston, D. (1990). Narrative Means to Therapeutic Ends.

Choice Beyond Logic is hosted by Kellie Best.

📌 Have a question about why we do what we do—the quirks, the urges, the choices that don’t make sense? Send it to me. Your curiosity might become a future episode. Kellie@KellieBest.com.

For resources, references, and more, visit www.kelliebest.com .

💡 This podcast is for educational and inspirational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical or mental health advice.

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Does more choice really equal more freedom? In this episode of Choice Beyond Logic, Kellie Best explores the paradox of choice, decision fatigue, and why abundance of options often leads to paralysis instead of liberation. With insights from psychology, neuroscience, and behavioral economics, discover why fewer choices can actually make us freer.

📚 References for Show Notes

•Iyengar & Lepper (2000) — Jam Study on Choice Overload

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

•Barry Schwartz — The Paradox of Choice (2004)

TED Talk

•Decision Fatigue in Judges (Danziger et al., 2011)

PNAS

•Herbert Simon — Satisficing

Encyclopedia of Philosophy

•Streaming Choice Overload

The Paradox of Choice in Media Consumption – Pew Research

Choice Beyond Logic is hosted by Kellie Best.

📌 Have a question about why we do what we do—the quirks, the urges, the choices that don’t make sense? Send it to me. Your curiosity might become a future episode. Kellie@KellieBest.com.

For resources, references, and more, visit www.kelliebest.com .

💡 This podcast is for educational and inspirational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical or mental health advice.

#Newpodcast

#Neuroscience

#Decisionmaking

#cognitivebias

#Mindsetmatters

#Intuition

#Gutinstinct

#HealingJourney

#Emotionalinteligence

#whywedowhatwedo

#yourbodyknows

#brainandbody

#emotionalwellness

#selfhealingcommunity