Here's a cruel irony: the more you care about making good decisions, the faster you deplete. Perfectionists and high achievers burn through their decision fuel faster because they: - Consider more options - Analyze deeper - Second-guess themselves - Feel stakes more acutely
Sophie, a perfectionist designer, spent forty minutes choosing a font for an internal email. Her colleague Dan spent thirty seconds. Sophie made a marginally better choice but paid with energy she needed for actual design work. By afternoon, Dan was creating while Sophie was depleted.
High standards without systems equal faster burnout.