Decision Fatigue: When Small Choices Start Feeling Heavy

Decision fatigue is a capacity signal, not a character flaw: when cognitive load stays high, the brain becomes risk-avoidant and choices start to feel costly.
It shows up as delay, overchecking, impulsive shortcuts, and a growing sense that even small decisions “take too much.”
The correction is not more willpower—it is better design: reduce options, create defaults, close open loops, and choose a daily Top-3.
When the body downshifts and the day has structure, clarity returns naturally—because the mind finally has space to breathe.