037: How to Go on a Decision Diet for More Mental Energy & Willpower
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English - February 21, 2018 10:00 - 26 minutes - 19.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 706 ratingsSelf-Improvement Education How To health interview fitness entrepreneur business entrepreneurship lifestyle marketing selfhelp wellness Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Today we’re diving into the research on willpower + decision making, and I’m sharing 7 strategies for making fewer decisions, combating mental depletion, and having more mental energy and willpower.
Key Takeaways
What we think of willpower is really is a form of mental energy that can be exhausted through the process of decision making.
We have a finite store of mental energy for exerting self-control, so we need to find ways to manage this energy.
A Decision Diet is a way to manage mental energy so you have more self-control and willpower when it comes to things that matter.
The magic formula: More decisions = mental depletion = less willpower and self-control.
What to do about it: Conserve mental energy by reducing the decision load.
7 Ways to Go on a Decision Diet to Harness Mental Energy & Have More Energy
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