3 Ways to Beat Decision Fatigue
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It’s been said that the average amount of decisions an adult makes each day equals about 35,000. This number may sound incredibly high (I know it did to me when I first heard it), but in fact, researchers at Cornell University found that we make 226.7 decisions each day on just food alone.
When you really start to think about it, our daily decisions include things like:
Not to mention that as our level of responsibility increases, so does the number of decisions you are faced with.??35,000 decisions/day.?Sounds about right now.
Now let’s talk about why this matters to all of us as site owners. While I’d love to say that the road to success eventually becomes easier over time, we all can agree that’s just not true.? Reality is that the minute you’ve conquered one hurdle, another one pops up out of nowhere, making it feel like you’ve stumbled your way back to square one.? It’s the rhythm of entrepreneurship that we all know too well – fall down, rise up, fall down, rise up, fall down, rise up.
Tucked into the rhythms of our days are these 35,000 decisions that we make and I believe as a site owner, our ability to make wise decisions is vital. However, if you’re anything like me, all of the decisions that need to be made, both personally and professionally, can be wearisome and result in decision fatigue.
Decision fatigue is what happens when we’re so drained by all of the decisions we have to make that we are not able to do our best thinking and make the best calls.?Speaking from experience, I will say that there are plenty of days when I have crawled into bed completely exhausted from having made so many decisions that day. Decision fatigue is real y’all and ever since I started this business, I’ve experienced it.
While I still experience decision fatigue on a consistent basis, thankfully, there are ways I found that help me to beat it before it beats me. Here are three things that work for me.
3 Ways to Beat Decision Fatigue
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1. Rest
Rest is the primary driver of mental and physical energy.? Because of that, it’s crucial to get the?sleep?we need each night.
2. Delegate
There are two words that I’ve embraced wholeheartedly over the past year and those words are “You Decide.”? My team can attest to my love for these two words and the freedom that comes when leaders embrace the fact that you don’t have to do everything.
“NEVER DO ANYTHING THAT SOMEONE ELSE CAN AND WILL DO, WHEN THERE IS SO MUCH OF IMPORTANCE TO BE DONE WHICH OTHERS CANNOT OR WILL NOT DO.” – Dawson Trotman
3. Pause
Powering through the fatigue is sometimes necessary, but do you really want to make calls that will affect your month or year when you’re exhausted?
One thing I’ve found that helps in fighting decision fatigue is to?not be afraid of putting larger decisions on hold (for a day… a week… or even a month) and come back to it later when we are recharged. Hit pause. ?It really does help.
Our decisions as leaders have the potential to collectively work together to create great success for us personally and professionally. ? While we?can’t always pick optimal conditions for decision making, we can be aware when situations are not ideal and plan accordingly. Decision fatigue is something we can beat!
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