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Decision fatigue

A decline in the quality of decisions after a long run of choices.

Term

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

Denial The way the mind rejects a fact it can't take in right now. Parentification A reversal of roles in which a child takes on care that should have been a parent's. The inner critic The voice in you that comments, evaluates and condemns — often in the words of someone from your past.

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