![]() There is a link among decision-making actions, self-control, and willpower.įor example, if you’ve spent the day in back-to-back meetings and your employee asks you for approval to send out a presentation to the sales team, you may impulsively give the green light without reviewing it, only to discover later that the wrong data was used in the charts. As we make decision after decision, we drain our ability to control our impulses. Just as the brain and body are muscles that can wear out with excessive use, self-control and willpower are also subject to exhaustion. Self-control appeared to deteriorate over time from repeated exertions, such as decision-making. So what are the effects of decision fatigue on your productivity? And what are some ways you can build up your self-control stamina to make better, healthier decisions all day long? When Fatigue Sets Inīaumeister and his team explained that there is a link among decision-making actions, self-control, and willpower. There’s a reason why you tell your partner, “I don’t care what we eat for dinner, you decide!” And when your brain is tired, it conserves energy by making impulse decisions-or by making no decisions at all. Just like your muscles tiring out after a long cardio workout, your brain is also a muscle that becomes exhausted. ![]() Baumeister, social psychologist and author of Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength, decision fatigue occurs after a long session of decision-making which results in low self-control and willpower. But it’s not a lack of coffee causing you to feel depleted and overworked.Ĭoined by Roy F. After making all these decisions, the mere thought of making another one is exhausting. Most likely you’re feeling emotionally drained by the end of the day. By the time you’re winding down for the night, you’ve made an average of 35,000 decisions! And once you clock into work, the decision flood gates open. ![]() These are all important decisions that set the tone of a productive morning and day. You wake up every morning with decisions to make: What to wear, what to eat, and of course the perennially difficult decision of heading to the gym or remaining burrowed in your warm bed.
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