Now that you understand why decision fatigue happens, the solutions become obvious: - Reduce total decisions through automation - Batch similar choices to minimize switching costs - Schedule important decisions during peak energy - Create frameworks for common scenarios - Lower standards for unimportant choices
These aren't life hacks or productivity tricks. They're scientific responses to a biological reality. Your brain has limits. The question is: Will you work within them or exhaust yourself fighting them?
In the next chapter, you'll audit your personal decision load and identify your biggest energy drains. Knowledge is power, but only when applied. Let's put this science to work.