Experts explain why decision fatigue and cognitive overload are so overwhelming, and how we can gain control. - NBCNewsBETTER
I’m finding that with this pandemic, there’s a never-ending list of things I need to think through and decide. Things like:What can we have for dinnerHow can I help my kids get ready to go back to school in the fall? What if they don’t go back?
These questions spin through my head, breaking my concentration during the day and waking me up at night. And I bet you have your own list of questions — big and small — running through your mind. All these decisions we need to make while we’re living through this pandemic are wearing us down. It’s overwhelming., a family relationship expert in Dallas.
This cognitive overload can lead to feelings of anxiety, irritability, stress and fatigue, according to, associate professor and psychologist at Stanford University School of Medicine. “It requires adaptation to a level we haven’t experienced,” she says. “The most overused word with COVID is ‘unprecedented,’ but we don’t have a template for this level of cognitive overload.”
We can’t just go back to our old ways of doing things. But we can find ways to decrease the number of decisions we have to make. Here’s what the experts say.
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