Decision Fatigue - How Do You Eliminate It?

 

Hello Friends! 

Am I the only one who feels that January is moving along so quickly? It's already the 7th! Wow!

Anyway, I've had this topic on my mind, since hearing someone mention it recently and I think it's worth sharing here in case anyone is feeling the same way.

It's about decision fatigue.

Ever hear of it?

Well, I've been feeling it lately!

Decision fatigue is pretty self-explanatory. It's the absolute weariness that comes from

having to make constant decisions about various things.

For instance, shopping for Christmas for a big family.

This can be so taxing, to keep track of the budget, what you've bought, what still needs to be

purchased, what to wrap, etc.

Whew! Thank goodness that's over!

But add that to getting ready to move, deciding what type of flooring, what color paint,

where to put everything, when to pack, when to move, when to turn on and off utilities,

change addresses on bills and so many other things that go along with moving,

I've hit a wall several times.

So when I recently heard someone talk about ways to deal with decision fatigue,

I perked up and took notice and it got me thinking about all the ways

to relieve yourself of having to make decisions over and over again.

The example I heard was pertaining to what color to paint your nails. 

Now that is obviously a frivolous endeavor, but if you go to a salon,

you know the first thing they tell you to do is choose a color.

So the example is to make a decision ahead of time, such as wearing red nail color

all winter long. Boom. Decision done. Now when you go to the salon

you don't have to wonder what to do. Just choose a red and get going.

The same can be done with weekly lunches or a weekly menu.

Back in the day, women didn't search Pinterest for a new set of meals each week.

They had set meals for certain days of the week. For instance,

my mom has told me that my grandmother always fixed pork chops and baked potatoes

on Thursdays. 

Many grandmothers fixed a pot roast on Sundays.

These are decisions you can make once, and use over and over and never have

to reinvent the wheel. 

You know what meal comes on what day and you shop accordingly.

This would also eliminate having to create a new list of groceries each week.

Capsule wardrobes or even the "uniform" trend that's been

popular over the years is a good example of how

women have tried to cut down on the decision of what to wear.

If you aren't familiar with these,

a capsule wardrobe is one that has a certain number of

mix and match items and no matter what you choose

to wear that day, your items will coordinate.

The uniform trend has taken off over the years and it consists of

a certain bottom, certain top, maybe a jacket 

and you have multiple copies of the same item and that's what you wear every day.

So for instance, you have 5 pair of black slacks, 5 white shirts and 1 pair of black

loafers and each day the decision of what to wear is eliminated.

When David and I were choosing ceiling fans for our renovation, 

we chose the same fan for multiple rooms. 

Why not?

I've never gone to anyone's house and taken notices of their ceiling fans.

Keep it simple!

I'm sure there are so many categories you can apply this to,

so I'm curious as to what you've done in your life to make 

one less decision during the week. 

Inquiring minds want to know!

Until Next Time...

Blessings!