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Do You Suffer From Decision Fatigue? – NYTimes.com

Saved on August 17, 2011

The more choices you make throughout the day, the harder each one becomes for your brain, and eventually it looks for shortcuts, usually in either of two very different ways. One shortcut is to become reckless: to act impulsively instead of expending the energy to first think through the consequences. (Sure, tweet that photo! What could go wrong?) The other shortcut is the ultimate energy saver: do nothing. Instead of agonizing over decisions, avoid any choice.

About Us | Visual.ly

Saved on August 14, 2011

Not quite true but an interesting place to browse and some tools as well.

“Visualizations are powerful, but they’ve required time and hard work to create — until now. You no longer need expensive software, extensive design skills, or number crunching ability. We’re building a tool that will allow everyone to quickly and easily create professional quality designs with their own data. And when you’re ready to show your work to the world, publish it on your Visual.ly profile, your own personal showcase.”