Conferences are eating obstacle courses: breakfast buffets, mid-morning pastries, boxed lunches, afternoon cookies, dinner receptions. Research by Baumeister on decision fatigue shows willpower depletes after hours of sessions. Your strategy: decide in advance which meals matter socially, eat those mindfully, let the rest pass. The omnipresent snacks fill time, not nutritional needs.
This companion covers the food landscape, advance strategy, during-conference tactics, mental fatigue, and social navigation. (5 min read)