Decision fatigue
A decline in the quality of decisions after a long run of choices.
How it shows up
In the evening it is harder to say no, harder to stick to a plan, easier to give in. The phenomenon is contested in the research as to its explanation, but in practice most people recognise it.
What this means
Move important decisions to the morning and automate small ones with routine. Routine isn’t dullness; it is saving your decision-making for what counts.
See also
Complex trauma
The trace of repeated, long-lasting injuries — most often within relationships and in childhood.
Dual relationship
A situation in which therapist and client are also connected in some other way — through business, friendship or family.
The family life cycle
The sequence of transitions — birth, school, adolescence, leaving home, ageing — each of which asks the family to rearrange itself.
