[Book] Don't Get Tired of Deciding: Habits to Eliminate 'Decision Fatigue' Taught by Latest Science

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[Book] Don't Get Tired of Deciding: Habits to Eliminate 'Decision Fatigue' Taught by Latest Science

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◎ Why do we get tired of 'deciding'?

◆ People make about 35,000 decisions a day
・This includes unconscious decisions.
・Humans make about 70 'conscious decisions' a day
◆ Causes of fatigue accumulating without notice
・Just as the body gets tired from continuous use, the mind also gets tired
◆ More choices are not necessarily better
・Fatigue caused by being given a large number of choices does not recover quickly
◆ The brain's working memory is limited

◆ Modern society has too much information
◆ Anxiety accelerates decision fatigue
・Every action comes from a desire to resolve anxiety
◆ Focusing on the negative is human nature
◆ People make excuses to themselves
◆ Stress really can trigger 'illness'
◆ The pitfall of multitasking
・When multitasking, brain resources are dispersed

◎ How to be freed from 'decision fatigue'

Part 1: Try changing how you decide
◆ Dare to decide in a short time
・Don't spend time deciding
◆ 'Visualize' choices
・If there are too many choices, people will hesitate and do nothing
◆ Divide decisions into 3 ranks
・Things important to you
・Things that are not important
・Things in between that don't matter either way
◆ Decide according to rules

◆ Pattern your actions to avoid stress
Self-control called If-Then Planning
If (if) XX happens, then (then) do YY
◆ Try imitating someone you respect
◆ Set small goals
◆ 3 laws to improve procrastination habits
① There is immediate joy or reward
② Reduce other action choices
③ Remove anxiety about failure
◆ If you move your body, motivation will follow
① Move your body
② Do something different than usual
③ Give yourself a reward
④ Pretend to be someone else
◆ Cultivate 'intuitive' thinking
◆ Change your work environment to prevent monotony
◆ Stretch during breaks
◆ Zone out to activate the brain
◆ Place a mini plant on your desk
◆ 'Deciding for yourself' increases happiness

Part 2: How to deal with anxiety
◆ Say 'I am excited'
◆ Write down your anxiety on paper
◆ Warm your hands with hot water
◆ Sing in the bath

Part 3: How to face things after deciding
◆ Change how you perceive failure
◆ Straighten your back
◆ Interpret things in a way that suits you
◆ If even one person agrees, that's OK
◆ Resign yourself to the fact that a coin decided it
◆ Focus on your own happiness

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