Decision fatigue may look like laziness
It is the twin of over-processing (“this requires that, and such requires so - for that to..” in an impossible loop). It may remind of scattering activities, flooding the day with trivial noise.
When combined with the complexity of life, these three elements build upon one another in a way that bleeds your surplus to move freely - needing to make better decisions.
90-Second Drill
Do this to interject the unfolding:
- Stop and give the choice a hard 2-minute ceiling (cuts the over-processing fuel).
- Trace one value you want more of right now (energy, time, kindness).
- Observe the option that adds to that value and simply take it.
It’s kind of like turning on the motor on a boat, speeding out of the gripping pull of a smaller maelstrom.
Reinforce it, by listing any choices that returned energy - do so before going to be.
Then tomorrow, double that move.
It builds surplus, which compounds and accumulates - breaking you free.