{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F62c9e383-a2bf-41f9-8ca2-cab0d9142be2","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"Episode 227: Making Tough Choices Easier","description":"We make so many choices each and every day and some are way more important than others. In this episode, Shannon and Janine discuss saving your brain power for the tougher choices and some strategies for making those choices easier.\n\nDiscussion topics include:\n\n\u2022 The executive functioning drain of having so many choices to make\n\u2022 Letting as many decisions as possible being easy\n\u2022 Saving your executive function for the critical decisions\n\u2022 Making easy choices in advance \n\u2022 Janine's recent 30-day dress challenge (she wore two striped dresses at the same time!)\n\u2022 Limiting choices to make decisions easier\n\u2022 Shannon's no-brainer breakfast\n\u2022 The benefit of daily habits\n\u2022 A deep dive into overnight oats\n\u2022 Saving your brain power for consequential decisions (like health insurance)\n\u2022 Breaking down big decisions into smaller bites\n\u2022 Figuring out what aspects of an important decision are most important to you to narrow down the options\n\u2022 Optimizers vs satisficers\n\u2022 Letting go of the idea that you have to make the best choice\n\u2022 The article on overcoming choice overload that inspired this episode (thank you, Elise!)\n\nVisit the show notes at www.gettingtogoodenough.com for a link to the article that inspired this episode and for a picture of Janine wearing two striped dresses","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/cd2e0d56-1e2f-481a-8571-c4663350c6a6/648i5bBT0OJL-jqDq5kKTfH1.png"}