Why You Can't Make Decisions

In this episode, I’m going to talk about why you can't make decisions related to your family or business even when it’s important that you do. When five o’clock in the evening hits, most mothers are super tired, and the age-old question from their kids about what’s for dinner makes them feel like they’ll cringe and you just want to make everything and everyone disappear. Personally, when my kids ask me that question, I almost feel like my brain folds in on itself like a piece of odd origami. That question is one of the many painful and repetitive questions that get asked daily in every family. But what makes that question so painful? Well, the reality is it's the basis of why we have problems making decisions. Think of a scenario where you are going for a run, and you're just about to head out the door when you realize that there's something in your sneaker poking you. Maybe it’s a pebble or a Lego. You're not even sure, but you consider trying to shove it to one side of your sneaker with your toes, and just hope for the best because you really don't feel like taking off your shoe, and trying to re-tie it. But you realize that if you don't deal with that annoying poking, your run will end up horribly. That’s sort of the same way decision making works. You may have every intention of making a decision, but there's something causing you to stop from moving forward with it. That thing is called decision fatigue. Research shows that we make 35,000 decisions every single day, and that just exhausts our brains tremendously. To emulate uber successful people, we have to know that decision fatigue exists and start working on making choices that will lighten the load on our brains. And that’s exactly what I will help you do in this episode, so you can start making the most positively impactful decisions in your family and business. Don’t miss out.Key Takeaways:Prepping long and hard to make ClanCon 2020 the best one yet (01:22)Decision fatigue and how it comes from making 35,000 decisions a day (03:33)How to reduce your brain load so that you can focus on the things that matter in your family and business (07:00)Be your own smart meter to pare down the number of unimportant decisions you make to save room for the important ones (10:41)Meal prepping services and creating savings habits (15:23)Can drinking water help you conserve brain energy? (18:44)Commit, take baby steps, be consistent, form a trigger, create a schedule, batch work, and make more stuff less stuff (21:35)Additional Resources:Willpower Doesn't Work By Benjamin Hardy--Connect with Alison:FacebookInstagramLinkedIn>>> Join the $1-100k System