36. The Roots of Decision Fatigue
It’s estimated that we make approximately 226 decisions every day on food alone, and the average adult makes 35,000 decisions daily. So what’s a writer to do when she has 30 minutes to herself and fourteen different ideas, or she’s too tired to focus on any of it? Today we’re exploring a listener question about decision fatigue and how to be responsive to your life and energy without undermining the work you hope to do.
Highlights
The relationship between decision fatigue, indecisiveness, and burnout
1 simple question to help clarify your writing priorities
How larger systems around productivity, time, and urgency influence decision fatigue
My favorite exercise for getting to the heart of where to put my time and energy
Getting back to basics in our writing life
Links + Resources
Episode 18: Essentialism for Writers
Episode 20: The Magic, Mystery, and Business of Children’s Publishing with Heidi Fiedler
Episode 25: Overcoming Creative Burnout
We Can Do Hard Things: Interview with Dr. Becky on Internal Family Systems
Beloved Economies: Transforming How We Work by Jess Rimington and Joanna Levitt Cea
Eat This Poem: A Literary Feast of Recipes Inspired by Poetry
Wild Words: Rituals, Routines, and Rhythms for Braving the Writer’s Path
