5 Time-Saving Decisions You’ll Be Glad You Made Later

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Last updated on January 12th, 2023 at 04:52 pm

What if you made a choice that narrowed down your decisions and made your life easier? Time-saving decisions you’ll be so glad you made later? I got to thinking about this concept this week when James Clear sent out his weekly newsletter. The question included this week was this:

What’s one decision you can make today that will save you from making ten more decisions in the future? Make the choice that eliminates other choices.

My first thought was, “Meal plan!” But then I got to thinking, there are a lot of other things I could do to make things easier and eliminate decision fatigue.

Here are 5 time-saving decisions you’ll be glad you made later.

01. What to make for dinner

I can’t begin to explain how much easier my life is when I know what I’m making for dinner way ahead of time. Pulling up a recipe at 4 pm every day is much easier than searching Pinterest every day for a new dinner idea.

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02. What to wear

This is more for my child than it is for me. There are so many mornings that we have to rush out the door …ok, just Mondays …and she can’t decide what to wear!

Lately, I’ve been having her choose an outfit on Sunday night. Not only does it save time —it saves my patience!

I help her to cut down on more decision fatigue by paring down her closet every 3-4 months.

03. Priorities for the day

There are many things I could do during the day, but I’ve already decided ahead of time. My first priority each weekday is homeschooling. But I need to do a better job of choosing a second priority for each day.

While I know the first one, I get to a point in my day where I can’t decide what to do. I’ll be working on that and I’ll report back, for accountability.

04. Weekend plans

Too often lately we have weekends with too many plans. But a weekend will sneak up where we have no plans.

On those overscheduled weekends, I have to decide ahead of time to say no to certain events or activities. We can’t do everything. Saying yes to everything leaves us stressed out trying to be everywhere at once.

In contrast, when there aren’t weekend plans, my husband gets frustrated. We’ll get to Friday and can’t decide what to do. I may draw up a list of ideas of things to do on a weekend without plans.

05. How to spend the morning

This sounds similar to prioritizing my day but it’s not. I’ve learned that if I don’t start my morning intentionally, my entire day will get thrown off.

So that I can spend my morning intentionally, I choose to have the house picked up the evening before. Being confronted by a list of chores first thing in the morning is sure to derail my morning. Choosing to quickly clean up the night before will save my day tomorrow.

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These are just 5 time-saving decisions you’ll be glad you made later.

5 Time-Saving Decisions You’ll Be Glad You Made Later