The Everyday Creative

Episode 48 | Creative Decision Making


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Did you know the average person makes a staggering 35,000 decisions every day? Emily and Evie dive into the fascinating world of decision-making, exploring how to combat decision fatigue and make better choices without exhausting your mental resources. Emily shares her personal struggle with turning small decisions into big ones, while Evie reveals her coping mechanisms for managing her limited decision-making capacity.

 

Episode Highlights:

  • Decision fatigue explained
  • The three types of decisions
  • Decision-making strategies for every kind of decision
  • Foundations of good decision-making
  • The Four Q’s

    Question:

    What is a decision you’ve made that, after you made it, you instantly felt better?

    Quest:

    Practice identifying the different types of decisions you make in a day (hat, haircut, tattoo). If it’s a hat decision, figure out a way to make those decisions easier.

    Quality Creativity:

    Using AI for vacation planning:

    Decision Mentor

    Claude AI

    Quote:

    “Decision is a sharp knife that cuts clean and straight; indecision, a dull one that hacks and tears and leaves ragged edges behind.”

    • Gordon Graham
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      Episode Credits:

      We are your hosts, Emily and Evie Soape, sisters and friends in the midst of figuring out how to live our best lives. Emily Soape produces the show.

       

      Music:

      Theme Music:

      “Living Life” by ⁠Scott Holmes Music⁠. Available for use under the CC BY 3.0 license at ⁠Free Music Archive⁠.

      Break Background Music:

      "Alive In It" by ⁠Ketsa⁠. Available for use under the CC BY 3.0 license at ⁠Free Music Archive⁠

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