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The January Decision Fatigue Fix: Why You’re Tired Before the Day Starts?

If January feels exhausting even with a light workload, here’s why.

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Glenda Carnate
January 19, 2026

Read time: 2.5 minutes

January feels busy, not because of work, but because nothing feels decided. Too many choices, unclear plans, and lots of small decisions make you tired before you even start your day.

People think that more sleep or working harder will help, but the real problem is not making up your mind. January is tiring when you keep asking yourself the same questions without settling on quick answers.

Are you stuck with the decisions that you made this January?

1. Make all your small decisions on Monday and don't second-guess yourself anymore.

2. The majority of the decisions you're making now probably won't have much of an impact on your life in a month. Just make them quickly or let go of them.

3. Creating a routine will help you to develop better habits than relying on the strength of will.

4. It's not making a decision that causes mental fatigue. Just make any decision, even if it isn't an ideal one, but set a deadline for making that decision.

5. Not finishing a decision is just another way to wear yourself out mentally. If you haven't finished one decision, don't start another.

💡Key Takeaway: 

January feels a lot easier when you make decisions, finish every work that you start, and set simple routines. Feeling tired comes more from too many open choices than from hard work.

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