Somatic brain · Physical Discomfort & Depletion as Leverage
Session Length, Breaks & Bodily Needs
Marathon sessions without breaks, food, water or bathroom access degrade judgment through fatigue and discomfort; people concede to end them, and some negotiators run the clock for exactly that reason.
An everyday example
A four-hour session pushed past lunch with no break, terms finalised at hour five.
What it can cost you
Signing to escape.
Warning signs
- I want to sign so I can leave.
- No one has offered a break in two hours.
One thing to do
Declare the break schedule at the start, take breaks even when the other side does not, and never finalise in the last thirty minutes of a long session.
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