Episode 7: Decision Fatigue - Why Your Brain Gets Tired

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You start the day sharp—making great calls, solving problems, feeling decisive. Then 3 PM hits, and suddenly choosing where to go for dinner feels impossible.

What changed? Your brain hit its decision limit.
Research tracked experienced parole judges and found they granted parole 65% of the time at the start of sessions. By the end? Nearly 0%. After a break? Back to 65%. Same judges, similar cases, completely different outcomes based on when the decision was made.

Here’s the problem: Every decision depletes the same mental resource. By the time you reach your most important decisions, you’re operating on empty. And you have no idea it’s happening.

What You’ll Learn:
✅ The science behind why your decision quality degrades throughout the day
✅ The three patterns that reveal you’re depleted (Shortcut Trap, Impulse Problem, Avoidance Spiral)
✅ Why small decisions drain you as much as big ones
✅ How to protect your peak cognitive hours for decisions that matter
✅ The elimination strategy (why Obama only wore blue or gray suits)
✅ Daily and weekly recovery practices that actually work

Your Weekly Challenge:
Track every significant decision for three days. Notice when you’re making them and your mental state. Then identify three unnecessary decisions you can eliminate through systems or protocols. Finally, schedule your most important decision of next week for peak capacity. Notice how decision quality changes when you’re strategic about timing.

Perfect for: Leaders who feel sharp in the morning but ineffective by afternoon, anyone making important decisions at the end of long days, executives overwhelmed by decision volume.

About the Host: Dr. Kelvin Thomas has led organizations through intense decision-making demands across retail, higher education, and startups. He brings both neuroscience research and practical systems that protect cognitive capacity for decisions that genuinely matter.

This is Positioned for Success—leadership development grounded in how your brain actually works.

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