Episode Details

Decision fatigue is real and it requires a ton of executive functioning strategies to navigate the analysis paralysis that comes with it. I’m sharing the warning signs decision fatigue is keeping you stuck and 5 strategies you can start using today.

What you’ll learn in this episode

• How decision fatigue and analysis paralysis can show up, from bouncing between tasks to autopiloting into scrolling, and why “I’m just so tired” can actually be overwhelm in disguise
• A simple check-in question that helps you decide when to take the pressure off a choice and when to pause, delay, or delegate it
• How batching decisions when you have more energy, then keeping them somewhere visible, gives future you a menu to choose from instead of a blank slate
• Ways to make fewer decisions in everyday life (including my favorite gift to ask for: a decision-free day)
• How to practice trusting yourself and giving yourself credit for the decisions you do make, even when the decision is “not right now”

Resources:

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• Try online body doubling with Flown to help you with task initiation, sustained focus, and navigating overwhelm
• Get your Free ADHD Action Plan

Connect with Sarah Lovell:

• Website: Executive Functioning First
• Instagram: @executivefunctioningfirst
• Apply for 1:1 coaching: https://www.executivefunctioningfirst.com/

Other episodes you might like:

• Episode 92: How to pick the right strategies to navigate perfectionism, executive dysfunction, and ADHD paralysis
• Episode 4: What is limbo and how can you break out of it?
• Episode 71: 3 Simple Steps to Improve your Morning Routine & Set your Day up for Success
• Episode 82: 6 Reasons Delegating Feels Impossible with ADHD (And How to Make It Easier)

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