## How to Reduce Decision Fatigue: Simple Notes
Decision fatigue happens when the brain gets tired of making choices. Small decisions start feeling heavier later in the day.
### Key Points
– The more decisions you make early, the fewer quality decisions you have later.
– Many small choices (what to wear, what to eat, which app to open) add up.
– Reducing the number of decisions protects energy for the ones that matter.
### Practical Steps
1. **Set defaults**
Same breakfast on weekdays. Same outfit formula. Same first task of the day.
2. **Batch similar decisions**
Plan meals for the week at once. Answer non-urgent messages in one block.
3. **Create simple rules**
Example: “No new commitments after 6 pm.”
Rules remove the need to decide each time.
4. **Protect the first 90 minutes**
Do the most important work before smaller decisions start.
### Quick Check
Ask: “Is this decision worth energy right now, or can it be a default?”
Most of the time, a default is enough.
