{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Beyond the Gray","title":"Decision Fatigue: Why You’re Exhausted From Making the Same Decision Over and Over | Ep. 32","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1283,"description":"Decision Fatigue is EXHAUSTING! Let's talk about it, shall we? \n“Am I going to drink tonight?”\n“Maybe I won’t.”\n“Well, maybe just one.”\n“I’ve had a rough day.”\n“I’ll start tomorrow.”\nSound familiar?\nWhat if the thing exhausting you isn't the decision itself? What if it's making the same decision over and over again?\nIn this episode of Beyond the Gray, Kari Schwear explores what happens when we get stuck negotiating with ourselves about something we already know needs to change.\nAnd while alcohol is one of the clearest examples, this isn't just about drinking.\nWe do this with our health. Our marriages. Our businesses. Our boundaries. Our habits. The conversations we keep avoiding.\nSometimes we aren't actually confused about what we want. We know. We just don't want to make the decision because we know the decision means something.\nKari shares two conversations that sparked this episode, her own experience of making a decision about drinking and no longer having to revisit it every day, and why there can be tremendous freedom in finally making a decision once.\nShe also breaks down the difference between taking a 30- or 60-day break and using that time to genuinely explore your relationship with alcohol versus simply counting down until you can go back.\nAnd then there's the bigger question:\nWhat decision are you tired of making?\n\nIn this episode, you'll hear:\nWhy repeatedly making the same decision can be more exhausting than the decision itself\nWhat decision fatigue can look like in real life\nWhy high performers and busy leaders can spend so much mental energy negotiating with themselves\nHow alcohol can become an automatic part of your day, until you decide you want something different\nThe difference between taking a break and simply counting down until you can drink again\nKari's personal story of making the decision to stop drinking and what changed when the decision became non-negotiable\nHow the same pattern shows up in your health, marriage, business, and...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/o3QgvEYD_EzW-1N7UZfNYTN4qL2oafyqZIw1SF69BYo/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kYjNl/NjgxZTdjNDY2YjIw/NjdlNjBlYTUyMjgw/OTZjMy5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}