Decision Fatigue Is a Leadership Failure

Why smart people feel mentally exhausted

Most people think they’re tired because they’re doing too much.

They’re tired because they’re deciding too much.

What to work on.
When to respond.
What deserves attention.
What can wait.

Every unresolved decision keeps running in the background.

That isn’t productivity.
That’s cognitive debt.

Leaders don’t conserve energy by resting more.
They conserve energy by removing decisions from circulation.

If your mind feels noisy, it’s not weak.

It’s overloaded with decisions that never found a home.

Energy returns when decisions settle.

More about this tomorrow.

—Matt