Decision fatigue is a very real thing. I know I’ve been at the point where the thought of making another decision is just tiring in itself. With the average adult making roughly 35,000 decisions every day (which way to open the door, which direction to walk toward, whether or not to stop and have a conversation with so-and-so), it makes sense to optimize how you decide and set your decisions up for success.
决策疲劳是一个真实存在的事情。我也碰到过这种情况：做出另一个决定的想法本身就就令人疲惫。平均成年人每天做出大约35000次决定（比如用什么方式开门，走向哪个方向，是否停止或继续，以及是否要与某人对话），因此，优化你的决定并为此设定成功之路尤为重要。
Below are three strategies to make smarter decisions no matter where you find yourself this holiday season:
下面三个策略帮助你作出更明智的决定，无论这次你在哪里休假：
Design your environment.
设计你的环境。
The key to making smarter decisions consistently is to avoid temptation all together. What this looks like in the real world is not shopping at the grocery store when you’re hungry, removing snacks from the kitchen counter so they’re less accessible, leaving your smartphone in another room when you go to sleep so you actually get some sleep and quit surfing. Set your decisions up for success by creating the right environment to make the right decisions.
做出稳定明智决定的关键是完全避免诱惑。在现实世界中如何实施呢？当你饿了，不去杂货店买吃的，厨房不储备小吃，所以你就吃不到；睡觉时，智能手机放在另一个房间，所以你会去睡觉而不是上网。通过创造适当的环境来做出正确的决定。
Start with difficult first.
从难到易开始做起。
Before going to bed, decide what you’ll wear the next day so you’re not bogged down in the morning. Decide what you’ll eat for lunch and what priorities you’ll tackle first thing tomorrow. Start with those tasks immediately so you’re not wasting valuable brainpower in trying to decide where to begin.
在睡觉前，决定第二天穿什么，所以你不会在早上陷入困境。决定你将吃什么午餐，并明确哪些是你明天第一时间要解决的优先事项。立即开始这些任务，这样你就不会浪费宝贵的脑力来决定先做哪件事。
Make it a process.
制定一个流程。
This was what Atul Gawande described in his book The Checklist Manifesto where he highlighted the fact that to err is human, which is why having a process for everything you do ensures consistency, limits bias and minimizes the potential for human error to occur.
这是Atul Gawande在他的书《任务宣言》中描述的，他强调了一个事实，即犯错是人类的本能，那么为你的任务制定一个过程，这样就能确保稳定的质量，限制偏见，并最大限度地减少人为错误发生的可能性。
Set yourself up for success—this year and next—with these decision making strategies.
利用这些决策策略，为今年和未来取得成功奠定基础吧。
Source: news.iyuba.com
