Modern life is overwhelming. Almost every part of our day is loaded with decisions, and many of the decisions have to be made quickly with limited information.
This is the one area where loving your job, and loving your family is a burden. The outcomes are important to you, and therefore the decisions you make become more stressful.
We’ve all had those days: the barista outdoes himself, and from your first coffee, everything is going great. Your priority tasks are getting ticked off, you’re tackling the hard chores head on, and you’re winning, then suddenly it’s 5:31 and you still have a page of overdue jobs on your list: Bills to pay, creditors to call, mystery transactions to investigate.