Free Your Mind by Outsourcing Everyday Decisions

You greet your phone screen as it lights up with another calendar invite and a sea of unread emails. By lunchtime you’ve spent two hours answering minor queries, booking meetings, and juggling lunches—barely scraping the surface of your real priorities.

One afternoon, your assistant slips a simple note: “I’ve connected Calendly to your calendar, you’ll only see confirmed slots. Also, your Uber now arrives at home exactly when you finish that morning meeting.” You barely notice at first, but by the end of the week you realize your mind feels clearer and your afternoons are back.

On Monday, you tackle your biggest project head on because you’re not weary from dozens of little calls and clicks. That frictionless shift comes from offloading trivial but taxing decisions—freeing up mental bandwidth to dive deep. Willpower research calls it “decision fatigue,” the invisible drain that makes every next choice feel harder.

Removing recurring decisions isn’t cheating yourself. It’s honoring the fact that your attention is a scarce asset. By outsourcing routine choices to capable Whos or apps, you protect your ability to focus on high-value, creative work. You’ll end the week more energized, confident, and surprisingly productive.

Start by listing all your little daily tasks—booking rides, answering routine emails, scheduling calls—and note how long each steals from your day. Then, pick one item and hand it off to a person or automation: subscribe to a meal-kit service, install a scheduler, or hire a part-time assistant. Notice how that simple shift frees your mind for more exciting challenges. Try it this afternoon.