The Escaping Fragility Podcast (Previously the ShutUp show)
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I’m your host Colin Stuckert, Founder/CEO of Wild Foods Co and TheAncestralMind.com Podcast - I’m obsessed with living the best life possible and I want to help you do the same.
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Your Life Will Be A Series of Choices... So Choose Wisely
I just read this piece on medium.
Here is an interesting idea I’ve summarized from that article:
The closer a decision is, the less it matters which you choose. The thing is, we tend to agonize over these decisions because they feel more important when the reality is, they aren't because the differences are minor.
This concept is fascinating to dig into and think about, but that’s not what I want to highlight today.
I’m more interested in the act of decision making and decision fatigue.
Decision fatigue theory is this:
The more decisions you have to make each day, the less energy you have leftover. So as you make more decisions through your day, the less energy you will have for making decisions later. Your decisions then become worse as the day goes on.
I can't help but think of my daily routine.
One of the benefits of being isolated during this time is the limiting of options.
This has allowed me to focus on my work as well as the routine around my work. I've never been more productive in my life.
It's not the output that has me excited, but the building of the routines around this output that I will stick with once this all clears up.
That's the game-changer.
Before, when I had limitless options of how to spend my time, there was more mental energy sapped from the many decisions I made on a daily basis.
This is a paramount concept; the removal of choice.
The removal of choice is a world killer. It’s the Death Star. It’s the ultimate weapon for figuring out everything.
Figure out who you are. Go inward. Make decisions about how you want to live. Plan. Visualize. And otherwise, focus your energy on the few important things.
All struggles uncover opportunities. Iron sharpens iron.
So I'm taking this time to build the best routines I can so that when choice comes back, I'll be better prepared at mastering it.
Figuring out ways to reduce choices in your life gives you room to make better decisions and align your focus on the things that matter.
Options require choice and choice requires energy. This is how infinite options sap our resources without us having any say in the matter.
I think this is why minimalism has become such a thing lately; as a response to the infinite choices we have. As a means to simplify, to remove the clutter.
And that's great.
Most people aren't good at directing their attention and behavior. They get swept up in the whirlwind of distraction and optionality our world provides.
We need to live lives of purpose on purpose, and that starts and ends with controlling our options.
Limit your options... then watch as the things you really care about taking center stage. Your life will be better because of it.