Chapter 54

The 80/20 Rule of Decisions

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Your audit likely revealed that 80% of your daily decisions fall into predictable patterns: - Morning routines - Meal choices - Clothing selection - Transportation routes - Digital interactions - Household tasks

These repetitive decisions are perfect automation candidates. They're the low-hanging fruit of cognitive optimization—easy to systematize with massive energy returns.

The key insight: You're not eliminating choice, you're making it once instead of repeatedly. One thoughtful decision to create a system replaces thousands of depleting micro-choices.