There was a point where I thought I was just exhausted all the time. Needed more rest, more breaks, more recovery. But something didn’t add up—I wasn’t physically drained.
What I was experiencing was decision fatigue. Too many inputs, too many choices, too many micro-decisions stacking on top of each other.
Here’s the shift: it’s not the work that wears you down—it’s the constant evaluating. Should I do this? Should I change that? What if I try something else? That loop is what drains you.
Once I started reducing decisions, everything changed. Same routines, same structure, same priorities. Suddenly, I had more energy—not because I was doing less, but because I was deciding less.
You don’t need more rest. You need fewer decisions competing for your attention.
The Takeaway
Energy is preserved when decisions are reduced.
Keep Moving Forward!
Not-So-Guru