Jun 12 ā¢ Business & Strategy
š§ The Psychology of Decision Fatigue in Entrepreneurs
...And how to bulletproof your focus like a Fortune 500 CEO.
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šØ What Is Decision Fatigue?
Decision fatigue is a mental drain caused by making too many choices throughout the day. Each decision...big or small...burns cognitive energy. Eventually, your brain short-circuits, leading to poor decisions, procrastination, or complete mental shutdown.
You donāt run out of time. You run out of clarity.
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ā ļø Why It Hits Entrepreneurs Hardest
You're not just the CEO. Youāre the marketer, the strategist, the product manager, the therapist to your team, and the visionary. Youāre making 100+ decisions daily...from micro to mission-critical.
Every choice chips away at your mental sharpness.
Consequences:
1.Impulse decisions or emotional overreactions
2.Avoiding high-leverage tasks because they feel "too heavy"
3.Wasting time overthinking simple tasks (like how to reply to an email or which thumbnail to use)
4.Defaulting to āsafe,ā non-growth decisions due to mental fatigue
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š§ Strategic Solutions for Founders
Letās move from reactive to ruthlessly intentional.
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1. Create a āDefault Modeā Morning
Your morning should run on rails...zero decision-making.
Example Morning Framework (adjust to your life):
š 5:00am: Wake up
š§āāļø 5:15am: 10-min meditation
šŖš¾ 5:30am: Light workout or cold shower
ā 6:00am: Coffee + journaling or scripture
š§ 6:30ā9:00am: Deep focus session on high-ROI tasks (no calls, no messages)
The key is: no decisions before 9am. Just execution.
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2. Batch Your Decisions
Donāt let the same decisions haunt you every day.
Meal prep: Choose meals once a week, not three times a day
Content: Approve or schedule posts in batches (Buffer, Notion, etc.)
Team requests: Answer all at once (set weekly āCEO hoursā)
Decision batching gives you mental bandwidth for what truly matters...strategy, growth, sales.
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3. Build Filters to Make Decisions Faster
Set personal KPIs and principles so you donāt hesitate.
For example:
āIf this opportunity doesnāt align with our 6-month goal, I decline it.ā
āIf a tool saves me less than 5 hours/month, I wonāt even test it.ā
āIf a teammate makes the same mistake 3x, I create a system...not an emotional reaction.ā
Filters turn chaos into clarity. Fast.
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4. Automate & Delegate the Routine
If it costs less than your hourly value, delegate it.
If it can be done by a bot, automate it.
Examples:
Virtual Assistant for admin tasks
Zapier for cross-platform workflows
ChatGPT (or custom GPTs) to generate briefs, summarize docs, or write follow-up emails
AI customer service agents to handle inquiries on your site or WhatsApp
Youāre the architect, not the bricklayer.
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5. End-of-Day Reset Ritual
To prevent tomorrowās fatigue, close your mental tabs today.
Review: What drained me today?
Reflect: What decision should I not repeat?
Reset: Write your top 3 priorities for tomorrow (so your mind sleeps in peace)
This is your cognitive shutdown protocol...a digital detox for your decision-making brain.
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š§ Final Thought
āYour energy is more valuable than your time. Protect it like your equity.ā
...CEO Bernoullisā Operating Manu
al (soon, maybe?š
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The biggest threat to your growth isnāt lack of skill...itās being too mentally foggy to deploy the skills you already have.
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