A person who has to make multiple decisions may eventually become mentally exhausted.
Features of decision fatigue:
(1) difficulty in making an appropriate decision
(2) preceded by a period of making numerous decisions
Factors impacting decision fatigue:
(1) personal capacity and training
(2) number of decisions
(3) complexity of decisions
(4) significance of outcome
(5) support received
Decision fatigue may be worse with:
(1) physical fatigue
(2) emotional fatigue
(3) tiredness
(4) illness
A person may respond to decision fatigue by:
(1) avoidance in making a decision
(2) deciding impulsively or randomly
(3) going along with expectations or least resistance
(4) overdelegation
(5) burning out
The risk of decision fatigue can be reduced by:
(1) appropriate delegation
(2) taking rest breaks
(3) prioritizing tasks
