Patternv1PT-037
Decision-cost-accumulation pattern
the structural tendency for decisions to deplete cognitive resources cumulatively throughout the day, where each decision — regardless of importance — draws from the same finite pool, making later decisions systematically worse than earlier ones
Why This Is a Pattern
Exemplifies Cognition Operates Through Dual Processing Systems (System 1/2) and Directed Attention as Depletable Resource (attention finite). Recurs in decision fatigue research, shopping behavior, judicial decisions, end-of-day choices.