What is Choice Overload and How Can You Prevent it?

Decision-making isn’t always easy, particularly when we are presented with too many choices. It can lead to stress, exhaustion and even depression. In this episode, Aniesa talks about the impact of having choice overload and what we can do to either prevent it from happening or to minimise its effects.

KEY TAKEAWAYS 

• We can mistakenly think having more choices is better but as humans, we find it more difficult to make decisions the more choices we have
• You can end up spending so much time and energy on simply making a choice that it can leave you with negativity and stress.
• Decision fatigue is real and can cause brain fog and in extreme cases, exhaustion.
• Consciously make fewer decisions by streamlining your choices, for example by making a shopping list, creating meal plans and deciding on outfits in advance.
• Create a life where you have fewer decisions to make on a daily basis, you can do this by turning tasks into habits and routines as well as delegating to others.

BEST MOMENTS

‘It actually harms our wellbeing and can lead to depression and anxiety’

‘When we are less satisfied with our lives we become less happy and less optimistic when we try and make too many decisions’

‘We need to think about what we can cut out that isn’t important’

‘Delegate, give others the power to make decisions’

‘Try and set daily routines, put things on autopilot’

CONTACT METHOD

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ABOUT THE HOST

Aniesa completed her degree in Occupational Therapy at the University of Stellenbosch, in South Africa. She has since been focusing on pediatrics and sensory processing and integration. She has worked across a range of pediatric fields and has extensive experience in autism, specific learning difficulties, as well as anxiety and emotional regulation.

Aniesa has one teenage son with autism, and one with sensory difficulties. She herself was diagnosed at a late age as having ADHD and has found that understanding her neurodivergence has led to a greater connection with children and their parents.

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