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Decision Fatigue Cheat Sheet

Your one-page playbook for a lighter decision load. Print it, pin it above your desk, and let it decide for you.

How to Use This

1

Spot the signs

Keep the warning-sign list where you can see it. When you catch yourself snapping, impulse-buying, or re-comparing the same options, that's the signal to stop deciding.

2

Pick one fix to start

Don't overhaul everything. Choose the single fix that would save you the most decisions this week — usually automating or batching — and do only that.

3

Fill in your decision rules

Write 3–5 personal if-then rules in the template below. The examples are starters — replace them with rules that match your actual life.

4

Protect your morning

Hard decisions happen when your brain is fresh. Block your peak window for the choice that matters most today — and defer everything else to tomorrow morning.

📋 My Decision Fatigue Cheat Sheet

Fill in the blank lines with your own rules.

⚠️ Warning Signs
  • Snapping at small questions or interruptions
  • Impulse buys clustering in the evening
  • Deferring decisions you could make in minutes
  • Forty minutes comparing something trivial
  • Reaching for sugar and salt by mid-afternoon
🛠️ The Six Fixes
  • Automate — same breakfast, same slot, standing orders
  • Batch — decide once for the whole week
  • Rule it — if-then rules that decide for you
  • Front-load — hard choices in your peak hours
  • Shrink — never compare more than 3–5 options
  • Frame it — decision matrix for the big ones
📝 My Decision Rules

e.g. "If it's under $50, I wait 48 hours." "If it has no agenda, I decline." "If I can't choose, I pick the harder-to-reverse option."

Put It Into Practice

The free Decision Matrix scores your options against the criteria that matter — no more looping the same pros and cons.

Run a Decision Matrix →

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