I can tell you how to deal with decision fatigue because I’ve learned from experience. At 6 a.m., the decision-making marathon began: I packed four kids’ lunches, carefully choosing which protein, fruit, and dessert would suit each child. Next, I decided what to thaw out for dinner, when to celebrate our daughter’s birthday, how to solve the conflict of the kids’ soccer practices—and all this before work began. By 5 p.m., when my husband asked what I had decided about the camping trip reservations that needed to be made, I just couldn’t. I’m pretty sure I glared at him and walked away.
As moms, we have to make decisions all day, every day, and decision fatigue is a real thing. So how can we keep going when we reach our limit? How can we keep from losing our temper or crumbling over where to go for dinner? Here are 3 C’s to help you handle decision fatigue.
