Trying to Reduce the Number of Decisions

About a week has passed since the start of the new fiscal year, and
things around me have settled down a bit.
Looking back at my own end-of-term, I had a packed schedule,
including daily tasks like participating in various meetings, recruitment activities for new graduates and mid-career hires,
study sessions for The 7 Habits,
writing comments on daily logs,
writing the President's Newsletter,
and Freshers' Camp, as well as
a study tour to Kochi,
a bus trip internship,
compiling the budget for the 153rd term,
editing and submitting the new compass,
and preparing for the management policy presentation.

As the number of tasks I am involved in increases,
so do the situations where I am asked to make decisions,
such as 'What should we do about this matter?'
When this happens, not only does time become scarce,
but eventually, I also run out of mental capacity.

Have you ever heard that
there is a limit to the number of decisions you can make in a single day?
It is said that people unconsciously
make thousands to tens of thousands of decisions every day.
For example, 'What clothes should I wear today?'
'What should I have for lunch?'
'What should I do this weekend?'
'It's cold inside, so I'll turn up the heat.'
and so on.

Even with such trivial daily decisions,
when they pile up,
they lead to a state known as
'decision fatigue'.
Decision fatigue refers to a state where
fatigue accumulates in the brain due to repeated decision-making,
resulting in a decline in the accuracy of decisions.
When the accuracy of decisions drops,
it naturally affects the results of your work.

Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook,
answered the question,
'Why do you wear the same shirt every day?'
like this:
'I try to make as few decisions as possible
about anything that doesn't contribute to society.
This is based on psychological research,
and even small decisions like what to eat or what to wear
consume energy as they are repeated.
If I spend energy on personal matters,
I feel like I'm not fulfilling my responsibilities.'

It might seem extreme,
but similar stories remain about
former President Obama, Einstein, and Steve Jobs.
Personally, I have a similar impression of Shohei Ohtani,
but what do you think?

I also imitate this,
and I only have one tie for daily use.
I also have only one pair of slacks and one pair of shoes.
Also, what I eat for breakfast and lunch,
and even my usual drinks are decided.
By doing this, I save money and time,
and the number of judgments is reduced, which increases accuracy—it's all good.
Why don't you try imitating this as well?

This week, while being grateful for the obvious things,
looking toward a bright and expanding future,
let's cherish living in the 'here and now' which will never happen again.
What kind of future are you envisioning
beyond this week?