It wasn’t mentioned in the article, but I’ve always been curious if the paradox of choice / cognitive load of making decisions apply to choosing routes as well. In other words, does going to the same location (typically an office) via the exact same route at the exact same time daily reduce cognitive load? Does it have an effect at all?

As a remote worker, I’ve often wondered if I’d be more productive and able to “think more deeply” if I just went to the same coffee shop every morning at the exact same time, rather than stop and decide where to go.

Strictly adhering to a specific route seems to have worked for Kant. [1]

1. https://www.versobooks.com/blogs/1963-immanuel-kant-the-errr...