I’m so excited to have Lauren share all of her decision-making expertise with you! I met Lauren earlier this year at Laylee Emadi’s creative educator conference in dallas and was blown away by the talk she gave! This is where I was formally introduced to the idea of Decision Fatigue.

Everyone meet Lauren: "I’m a decision coach, so I help overthinkers make easier, more confident decisions through 1:1 coaching and strategic decision guides." You can find her on Instagram here.

As a thank you for listening to this episode, Lauren has a free printable to help you decide what to eat or what to wear when you’re struggling with decision fatigue. You can download that at the special link, laurenblack.com/outlast

What Is Decision Fatigue?

How Do We Know If We Have It?

Have you ever renovated a house and had to make a ton of decisions... which tile to go with, what color for the walls, which hardware for the cabinets, squared edges or round. Or perhaps you've had to pack for a trip and had to decide what to pack if it's cold, what if it's hot, what special activities will you be doing and need to pack for, and if you're a parent, what will the kids need? And by the end of the day when your hubby asks what you want for dinner, you just literally can't make one more decision... just pick something for me! I am DONE!

That is decision fatigue… when you’ve had to make so many decisions that your brain capacity for making decisions diminishes over the course of the day and leaves you overwhelmed and empty or just unable to make any more rational decisions.

Research shows that the average adult makes 35,000 decisions a day! Most of those are subconscious, but they all contribute to decision fatigue.