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Why You Need To Stop Caring About Small Decisions
Yes, I’m not lying. I really don’t care where we’ll have lunch today. And you shouldn’t either.
Every single day, we’ve all got tiny decisions to make.
What will I wear today?
What will we eat this lunch?
When should I head out today?
What time should I go to bed today?
What article will I read now on Medium?
The list goes on and on.
Most of those we do out of habit and believe we don’t really think about those.
You might almost instantly take that shirt because you’ve worn it many times with those pants and they go well together. You might go to that restaurant for lunch because it’s the closest and you’re used to it.
And yet, just as you can see above, there are reasons why you chose one thing over another. Which means you’ve used your brain, even if for just a second.
Let’s clear the myth.
We do not have unlimited brain supply.
Yes, we’ve all heard we use only a part of our brain. Yes, we’ve all taken decisions until the moment we go to bed every day. This should mean we can make decisions until the last moment, right?
