§In these studies, psychologists are not arguing that the forest perspective is the right one. They are simply demonstrating the phenomenon without adding a value judgment. But we want to go a step further and argue that the forest perspective really is the right one, because when people fail to prioritize the most important factor in the decision, their decision gets muddled. When we revel in complexity, we may cycle through our options constantly, changing our minds from day to day. But that kind of mental circling is risky, because it means that our choice may be determined by where we are
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