The Recalibration

#8 Decision Fatigue? Micro-Changes That Actually Stick


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Decision fatigue isn’t a willpower problem. Tiny, identity-aligned shifts create durable change. Learn how micro-changes relieve performance pressure, restore presence, and make growth sustainable through recalibration.

If you’re exhausted by options, routines, and advice, you’re not broken—you’re overloaded. Decision fatigue rises when behavior keeps fighting identity. The fix isn’t a life overhaul; it’s micro-changes that match who you are becoming. In this episode, Julie shows how one small, honest shift can unlock burnout recovery, reduce performance pressure, and end the loop of starting strong and stalling out.

Founder examples illustrate the power of tiny moves with outsized impact: James Clear (two posts a week → Atomic Habits), Anne Wojcicki (shifting diagnostics to consumers → 23andMe), Scott Harrison (micro yeses → charity: water). The thread? Identity leads, behavior follows.

This isn’t another hack list. Identity-Level Recalibration (ILR) is not a mindset trick—it’s the root-level shift that makes every habit, schedule, and system finally work because they’re aligned with you.

You’ll learn:

  • How micro-changes cut through decision fatigue and stabilize your nervous system.
  • Why small, identity-true actions outperform big, misaligned plans.
  • A simple audit to spot one micro-shift that will relieve role confusion today.

Today’s Micro-Recalibration Prompt
Where in your life do you feel overwhelmed or stuck—
and what would it look like to befriend that feeling instead of fear it?

Ask:
What is it trying to tell me?
Where is it coming from?
What version of me still needs to be seen, heard, and updated?

You’re not broken.
You’re receiving a message.

And when you listen with curiosity, not judgment, you’ll find the micro-step that unlocks the macro shift.

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