Decision Fatigue: Automating the Non-Creative Choices
When you stare at a fixed, close-up object for hours, your eyes lock into a state of spasm.
When you stare at a fixed, close-up object for hours, your eyes lock into a state of spasm.
Everyone has a unique biological rhythm. For most, the peak focus window arrives a few hours after waking up, once the initial grogginess clears and before the mid-afternoon slump hits.
To flush out mental fatigue, you need to step away from the digital world. Simple, low-tech habits like going for a walk, washing dishes, or working on a physical craft are not “boring.”
If you want to protect your creative deep work, you have to treat your attention like a currency. You cannot afford to spend it on random interruptions.
When you obsess over minor details, you are not working for the art.
If you want to build a habit, you must make it easy. If you want to kill a habit, you must make it hard. Most artists spend their time making their work harder by ignoring the tiny, annoying obstacles in their workflow.