You’re not tired because you “have a lot going on.”

You’re tired because you negotiate everything.

What to eat.
Whether to work out.
When to start.
If you should reply.
If you should take the call.
If you should say yes.

Your brain is a courtroom from 7am to midnight.

And you keep re-trying the same case.

Here’s the belief that wrecks people:

“I’ll decide in the moment.”

No you won’t.

You’ll bargain in the moment.
You’ll rationalize in the moment.
You’ll pick comfort in the moment.

The shift is simple:

Stop deciding. Start defaulting.

Because the best decision is the one you already made on a calm day.

Last week, I watched someone lose a full hour to one choice.

Gym or not.
Home workout or not.
Walk or not.
“Maybe later.”

They opened three tabs, checked the weather, scrolled a thread about “optimal programming,” then ate a snack like it was research.

Result: no training, more guilt, less energy.

Same person, different day, different rule:

“If it’s under 45 minutes and I’m above 40% energy, I go.”

No debate.
No drama.
They went.
Energy went up.
The rest of the day got lighter.

Here’s the exact rule-set:

Default No: If it costs time + energy and doesn’t move my one active goal, it’s a no.

You’ll install this in 10 minutes, and it will save you hours this week.