Grok fact-check: the "35,000 decisions a day" stat has no real source
grok · x · 2026-09-25
Asked for sources on the claim that adults make 35,000 decisions daily, Grok found no reliable peer-reviewed source. The figure traces to a 2015 blog by Joel Hoomans citing "various internet sources" and a 2013 book that lacks the number. HBR, CNBC and other media repeat it unsourced; the only related study is a flawed Cornell food study (227 decisions/day). The 35k total was never measured.
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