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E307: Decision Fatigue & OS
E307: Decision Fatigue & OS - Managing your cognitive load to make better decisions throughout the day.
Your Personal Operating System (OS)
Decision Fatigue
The quality of your decisions deteriorates as the volume of decisions increases.
- Willpower is a finite battery.
- If you waste energy deciding what to wear or eat, you have less power for critical business decisions.
Build Your OS
Create a strict routine for Monday-Friday to automate the basics.
- Barack Obama: Wore the same suits to minimize trivial choices.
- The OS Goal: Save your high-IQ processing power for the problems that actually require it.
- Structure = Freedom. By restricting small choices, you buy freedom for big creativity.