I like your focus on precious time and energy. You articulated the importance of decisions based on priority and for the things that really matter in our lives. Decision fatigue is real, and it profoundly impacts the brain, leading to physical health conditions, too.
Great post. Though I feel for you. What I’ve learned is to not have room for non useful thoughts by releasing them as soon as I think them and using the freed up space to think thoughts that inspire and delight me. This happens easily by living in the now. Living in the now allows self-awareness and creation.
This hits home for me too. It seems to me that the amount of decision every day compound as I get older. But I have gotten better at focusing on the tasks that moves the needle as well as a taking time to «breathe» several times during the day. A set morning routine which sets the pace for the day is also beneficial.
Just last night I made a decision and almost immediately regretted it. So your post is making me think that because decision fatigue is most likely to be the worst at the end of the the day when the well is dry after so many previous decisions have been made, maybe "I can decide not to decide" on anything after a certain point in the day. Thanks for the great tips!
This hits home: the 1,000 decisions.
Especially as a mom of 2 little ones, I really feel the decision overload.
Automating and having things on autopilot really helps.
Also, letting go of perfectionism. Sometimes the house is not perfectly clean and we have frozen pizza because that's all I'm able to come up with.
I love that I work from home and don't have to put too much focus on what I'm going to wear to go to the office every day, lol.
Excellent point! Automation, systems, and I having “go-to” outfilts that require no thinking is huge!
I like your focus on precious time and energy. You articulated the importance of decisions based on priority and for the things that really matter in our lives. Decision fatigue is real, and it profoundly impacts the brain, leading to physical health conditions, too.
That's an excellent point that I should have considered adding—the impact on our physical health! Thanks for that reminder!
Great post. Though I feel for you. What I’ve learned is to not have room for non useful thoughts by releasing them as soon as I think them and using the freed up space to think thoughts that inspire and delight me. This happens easily by living in the now. Living in the now allows self-awareness and creation.
Love the idea of releasing the non useful thoughts as soon as we think them !
This hits home for me too. It seems to me that the amount of decision every day compound as I get older. But I have gotten better at focusing on the tasks that moves the needle as well as a taking time to «breathe» several times during the day. A set morning routine which sets the pace for the day is also beneficial.
Excellent point: setting routines - including time to <breath> makes such a huge diffrence!
Just last night I made a decision and almost immediately regretted it. So your post is making me think that because decision fatigue is most likely to be the worst at the end of the the day when the well is dry after so many previous decisions have been made, maybe "I can decide not to decide" on anything after a certain point in the day. Thanks for the great tips!
I love this paraphrase: “I can decide not to decide “ . That’s brilliant!