SHE DEFINED: The myth of willpower: Why your brain is wired to make you fail
Publication: Behavior change strategies | Brain and self control | Decision Fatigue | Habit formation | Instant gratification
In this article for She Defined, Michelle unpacks the myth of willpower and explains how decision fatigue, instant gratification, and brain self-control mechanisms often undermine our best intentions. She also shares effective behavior change strategies and insights on habit formation to help create lasting change. Have you ever felt like no matter how hard you […]
Who is helping you make better decisions?
Publication: Collaborative Decision Making | Decision Fatigue | Decision Timing
We all make make many decisions each day. Decisions that range from simple things such as what to wear, to more strategic matters such as where to invest. At work, as you get into more senior roles the decisions are likely to get more complex, and the consequences more significant. Trying to go it alone […]
Are you really choosing?
Publication: Cognitive Bias | Decision Fatigue | Deliberate Decisions
It’s highly unlikely that you woke us this morning and thought ‘My goal today is to make a really bad decision’. And yet, it can be so easy to make poor decisions. As the field of behavioural economics shows we are not rational beings, and we regularly make imperfect decisions. We make decisions based on […]
How to slow down, to speed up
Publication: Decision Fatigue | Reflective Practice | Time management | Work Pacing
Surprisingly, the 2016 census found that the length of the working week for most Australians hasn’t increased since 2011. And yet, most of us feel pressed for time and with an electronic device in each hand it can feel as though we never quite switch off from work. With ‘busy’ being the new catch-cry, it […]