Tendency to Minimize Energy Output (Mental & Physical)

Category
Biology
Description

In a physical world governed by thermodynamics and competition for limited energy and resources, any biological organism that was wasteful with energy would be at a severe disadvantage for survival. Thus, we see in most instances that behavior is governed by a tendency to minimize energy usage when at all possible.

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Source

Shane Parrish's Farnam Street Mental Model Guide