Pre-Decisions: The Simple Tool That Frees Your Mental Load

Decision fatigue isn’t a personality flaw — and it’s not just hormones or a busy season.
It’s the quiet exhaustion that comes from making too many small decisions all day long.

In this episode, I’m sharing one of the most practical tools I use in my own life and work: pre-decisions.

Pre-decisions are choices you make once, ahead of time, so future-you doesn’t have to negotiate with tired-you. They aren’t rigid rules — they’re life-giving permissions that reduce mental clutter and free up space for what actually matters.

We’ll walk through:

• What decision fatigue really is (and why it sneaks up on you)
• Why overwhelm often comes from deciding — not doing
• How pre-decisions create less thinking and more being
• Real-life examples of pre-decisions in each of the five systems:
  • Me
  • Food
  • Home
  • Work
  • Family

I’ll also challenge you to start small — just one pre-decision — and show you how even a 1% shift can reduce the mental load you’re carrying.

You don’t need more discipline.
You need fewer decisions.