Want to save 122 hours this year?

After reading this post, we’ll see:

• Why you should automate daily decisions.

• How you can use this system in your personal life.

• A bonus to help you automate any daily decision!!

TL; DR;

Pick a decision you take daily. Build a system to automate it. Your mind will be free to focus on other things.

Earlier, a typical day would be like this:

Morning - "What do I have for breakfast today"? Look at the fridge. Look in the kitchen. Look at fruits. Think "What do I feel like having now"? And by the time I decided, 10 minutes would have passed.

The same loop continued for lunch and dinner too...

According to science, we make ~ 35,000 decisions / day!!

This can't be a good thing. It leads to:

😑 Stress

😑 Burnout

😑 Decision fatigue

But, fear not. There's a simple method to free your mind. And to help focus on what actually matters.

Enter automated decisions. Your secret weapon to beat decision fatigue.

How to get started?

1. Pick 1 area of life you want to simplify. It should involve decisions made daily.

2. Audit. For this item, how many times do you decide per day? Per week?

3. Audit. How long do you take to make 1 decision?

4. If this comes out to be a ton of time, proceed. Otherwise, look for another area of your life to simplify.

5. Create a system to automate this decision. Don't worry, I'll help you here.

Example

Take the example of meal planning. I used to take ~ 20 minutes daily to decide what to eat. That’s ~ 122 Hrs. / year 😮‍💨 

I wanted to ban these decisions. So I came up with a simple idea :

"My meal calendar".

But what is it?

It's a simple calendar listing out the days of the week, and rows for each meal. In the weekend, simply fill it up. Once you're done, you will know what veggies / whatever else you have to buy. So your grocery list becomes simplified, too.

When it's time for breakfast/ lunch / dinner, simply look at your sheet. And get cooking.

😀 No more deciding.

😀 No more time wasted.

😀 Plain, simple and easy.

Because you guys rule, here is my actual meal calendar

Bonus GPT prompt!!!

Because you guys are awesome, I created a bonus prompt for you. Use this in your favorite GPT, and replace the topic of your choice.

Think like the world's best productivity and time - management expert. You've helped 100's of high - profile people simplify their lives by creating state - of the art processes, systems & frameworks. These processes, systems & frameworks are super - easy to put in place.

Now I want you to focus on automating daily decisions. I want your help in listing out simple, easy to use systems which removes decision fatigue from my life.

The area of my life I want to simplify is [INSERT TOPIC HERE]. Can you give me a system from your experience? Take a deep breath.

A few ideas to get started:

• What to wear today?

• What exercise should I do today?

• What should I watch / read today?

Give it a try. I’ll bet this exercise will save you atleast a couple of hours every month.

I hope this idea helps you free your mind . If you found this helpful, share with someone who will benefit.