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Do you often feel like you can't handle another decision? 😩

That's called decision fatigue (and it's very real thing). Here are 4 simple ways to protect your (4/4):

✅ Develop Habits

Ever wonder why you do your best thinking in your shower? Bathing is a daily habit. Thus, it requires no mental effort. Your mind is free to wonder. I bet if you reversed your shower routine, you’d have to devote much more mental energy to the task.

Develop a habit to eliminate as many of the menial decisions as possible. If “What’s for dinner?” is triggering a nightly meltdown and a hoarding of boxed macaroni and cheese, then develop a dinner schedule. Monday’s meal habit: pizza night.

If grocery shopping seems to take hours, develop a habit. Walk the store in a similar pattern each time and keep a consistent list.

Can’t figure out how to run the meeting? Develop a habit. Have a go-to template for facilitating a work group.

Here's the bottomline:

The demands of 21st century American culture are so high that self-preservation requires a give and take.

The most fulfilled people – in their careers and personal lives – know what they do best, allocate their time wisely, and let go of the rest.

Do you often feel like you can't handle another decision? 😩

That's called decision fatigue (and it's very real thing). Here are 4 simple ways to protect your (3/4):

✅ Delegate

The best way to avoid decision fatigue is to not decide at all! If there is someone else willing and capable of making the decision, by all means, pass along the responsibility.

If you are a control freak like me, this is hard. But, practice makes perfect.

Remind yourself that control does not equate with quality. There are others equipped to make a higher quality decision than you, particularly if you are already maxed out.

Here's the bottomline:

The demands of 21st century American culture are so high that self-preservation requires a give and take.

The most fulfilled people – in their careers and personal lives – know what they do best, allocate their time wisely, and let go of the rest.

Do you often feel like you can't handle another decision, even if it's something as small as "What's for dinner?" 😩

You have limited mental energy and, like most people, your daily demands are more than using it up.

That's called decision fatigue. Here are 4 simple ways to protect your (1/4):

✅ Prioritize

You can’t commit to everything. Whoever said, “anything worth doing is worth doing well” had it wrong. Not everything deserves your best effort. (If you are a perfectionist like me, that is particularly hard to digest.)

Determine at the beginning of the day – when you’re fresh – what you COMMIT to doing, what you INTEND to do, and what you will ATTEMPT to do.

Focus your energy on your commitments and “let the chips fall where they may” in the other categories.

Here's the bottomline:

The demands of 21st century American culture are so high that self-preservation requires a give and take.

The most fulfilled people – in their careers and personal lives – know what they do best, allocate their time wisely, and let go of the rest.

May your day be merry and bright.