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InnerSelf's Daily Inspiration
December 20, 2023
The focus for today is:
I develop good habits and reduce 'decision fatigue'
Today's inspiration was written by Yaniv Hanoch:
Decisions can be mentally exhausting. So sometimes everyday choices feel hard because you have decision fatigue. William James, one of the greatest thinkers of the 19th and 20th centuries, suggested habits help us cope with these complexities. Habits take away the need to think.
Investing your time in building habits can stop you from ruminating on everyday decisions. Thinking too much — for example, whether to exercise today or not — can be stressful and frustrate the intention to do so. You have to decide how to invest your resources (whether they are cognitive, emotional, or physical). Investing them in thinking about exercising can consume the energy you needed to exercise.
When it comes to our daily decisions, reducing the number of options can help ease the process. It’s about accepting you have limited “decision making juice” and being conscious about how you use it. Reducing choices and developing good habits can help us face our daily decisions.
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Today's inspiration was adapted from the InnerSelf.com article:
Why Do Small Choices Feel Stressful?
Written by Yaniv Hanoch, University of Southampton.
Read the complete article here.
This is Marie T. Russell, co-publisher of InnerSelf.com, wishing you a day of developing good habits (today and every day)
Comment from Marie: When we get caught up in our head... should I do this, or that, or this or that... we can become exhausted. One way to step past that confusion is to trust yourself, trust your intuition, and follow your inner guidance.
Our focus for today: I develop good habits and reduce 'decision fatigue'.
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About the Author
Yaniv Hanoch is a Professor in Decision Science at the University of Southampton.
