When I was a student, I used to regularly drive right across Scotland, from the west coast to the east. Every time, I would get to Glasgow and be faced with a decision: I could either go north from Glasgow over the Kincardine Bridge, or I could head east and head over the Forth Road Bridge. Neither of these routes was better than the other - they took a similar amount of time, they both had places to stop to eat, they were both nice roads to drive on. As such, every time I got to Glasgow I was burdened with the mental labour of making this decision, and did not get much value from completing it. In time, I made a decision - I would take the route which went north out of Glasgow. I hear you ask, dear reader, ‘why did you decide to do that?’, and I shall tell you - I just did. As I say, there was no real benefit in either route over the other, but there was a benefit in choosing a route over the other.…