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Maximized Minimalist Podcast

292: 5 Ways to Reduce Decision Fatigue And Skyrocket Your Progress

Maximized Minimalist Podcast

Katy Wells

Decluttering, Education, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Intentional, Moms, Minimalism, Mental Health, Simplify

4.8879 Ratings

🗓️ 5 February 2025

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

Decision fatigue—it’s sneaky, it’s draining, and it’s likely slowing you down more than you realize. Ever feel like by the time you’ve decided what’s for dinner, what to wear, and which email to answer first, you’re too exhausted to tackle what really matters? That’s decision fatigue at work.

But here’s the good news: You don’t have to let it run the show. In this episode, I’m sharing five powerful strategies to help you cut through the mental clutter, reclaim your energy, and make progress on the things that actually move the needle.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

✔️ How automating small, daily choices can free up tons of mental space
✔️ Why “pre-deciding” can be a total game-changer for your productivity
✔️ The power of batching (and how one of my clients used it to simplify her chaotic paper piles)
✔️ The simple boundary trick that makes decluttering (or any decision-making) so much easier
✔️ Why prioritizing rest isn’t a luxury—it’s a productivity superpower

💡 Plus, I’m sharing a behind-the-scenes look at my Sunday ritual that keeps my mornings stress-free and my workouts on autopilot.

And before we wrap, I’ve got something exciting for you—my free Ready Set Simplify newsletter! 🎉 If you love the podcast, this is your next step. Each week, I drop exclusive decluttering tips, mindset shifts, and motivation straight into your inbox. It’s like having a personal cheerleader in your simplifying journey!

👉 Grab your spot here

Resources & Links:
📩 Join my Ready Set Simplify Newsletter!
📍 Share your decluttering win & be our next Simplifier of the Week!

Let’s keep simplifying, friend! Thanks for tuning in—see you next week!

 
 

Transcript

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0:00.0

What does it mean to live more with less? I'm Katie Wells and welcome to the Maximized Minimalist

0:07.4

podcast. If you found yourself caught up in the hamster wheel of modern day motherhood and want to

0:13.9

rewrite the script, congratulations you're in the right place. I'm here to be your guide and help you

0:20.1

take back your motherhood and achieve a

0:22.2

simpler, more joy-filled life. Cheers to being a maximized minimalist. Enjoy the show. Welcome back to the

0:30.0

show. I want to give a super special shout out to our very first simplifier of the week, Stephanie. All right,

0:37.0

if I were a DJ right now with the little sound

0:39.1

booth, I would be hitting the cowbell button. So just pretend you can hear the cowbell. I'm celebrating.

0:44.1

This is cowbell worthy. Okay, Stephanie shared her amazing win with us, and I just had to highlight it.

0:50.5

Here's what she said. She said, I started decluttering my upstairs walk-through area,

0:55.1

and I only cleaned two corners of the room so far, but it made an immense difference. I even

1:01.9

took a big carload to St. Vincent DePaul. All right, this is a great reminder that you don't

1:07.8

have to tackle an entire room to feel the impact of decluttering. Two corners,

1:13.3

just like Stephanie said, made such a big difference on her mental load. Like, this is huge progress.

1:19.4

And I'm so proud of you for taking action and making those changes happen. So if you're listening

1:24.3

and you also have a win to share, I'd love to hear from you. Head to the link in the show notes to submit your wins, big or small.

1:30.4

You never know you might be the next simplifier of the week.

1:34.2

All right.

1:34.5

Let's dive into today's topic.

1:36.7

Decision fatigue.

1:38.3

Holy canoli, this impacts every single, every single one of us.

1:43.0

It is that sneaky mental drain that keeps up on us

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