What did the Israeli parole decision study reveal about how time of day affects high-stakes choices? That fatigue dramatically shifts the choices a decider makes, even when the stakes are extreme. The research, conducted on Israeli parole boards, found that prisoners whose hearings occurred in the morning, shortly after the judges had eaten and rested, were substantially more likely to receive parole or favorable rulings. Prisoners whose hearings occurred late in the morning or late in the afternoon, after the judges had heard many cases without a break, were far more likely to be denied parole and sent back to jail. [...]

What did the Israeli parole decision study reveal about how time of day affects high-stakes choices? That fatigue dramatically shifts the choices a decider makes, even when the stakes are extreme. The research, conducted on Israeli parole boards, found that prisoners whose hearings occurred in the morning, shortly after the judges had eaten and rested, were substantially more likely to receive parole or favorable rulings. Prisoners whose hearings occurred late in the morning or late in the afternoon, after the judges had heard many cases without a break, were far more likely to be denied parole and sent back to jail. [...]

What did the Israeli parole decision study reveal about how time of day affects high-stakes choices? That fatigue dramatically shifts the choices a decider makes, even when the stakes are extreme. The research, conducted on Israeli parole boards, found that prisoners whose hearings occurred in the morning, shortly after the judges had eaten and rested, were substantially more likely to receive parole or favorable rulings. Prisoners whose hearings occurred late in the morning or late in the afternoon, after the judges had heard many cases without a break, were far more likely to be denied parole and sent back to jail. [...]