Tomorrow, you'll track every decision for one full day. Not forever—just 24 hours. This snapshot reveals patterns that weeks of casual observation would miss.
What to Track: - Time of decision - Category (food, work, digital, social, etc.) - Difficulty (1-5 scale) - Time spent deciding - Whether you're happy with the outcome
How to Track: Keep it simple. A small notebook or phone app works fine. Don't create an elaborate system—that's just more decisions. Quick notes are better than perfect records you won't maintain.
Example entries: - 7:12 AM - Outfit - Difficulty: 3 - Time: 8 min - Happy: No - 7:20 AM - Breakfast - Difficulty: 2 - Time: 3 min - Happy: Yes - 7:23 AM - Which podcast - Difficulty: 2 - Time: 5 min - Happy: No
The Multiplier Exercise: For each decision, ask: "Does this create follow-up decisions?" A choice to eat out spawns decisions about where, when, what to order, how to pay, whether to tip. Count these multipliers—they're hidden energy drains.