{"id":36742,"date":"2026-01-05T06:30:50","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T11:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/simplehomeschl.wpengine.com\/?p=36742"},"modified":"2026-01-28T16:05:32","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T21:05:32","slug":"decision-fatigue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/decision-fatigue\/","title":{"rendered":"How decision fatigue is wearing down your homeschool"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/decision-fatigue\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-36779 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Screen-Shot-2015-01-31-at-5.59.02-PM.png\" alt=\"How decision fatigue is wearing down your homeschool ~ Feb 2015\" width=\"522\" height=\"372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Screen-Shot-2015-01-31-at-5.59.02-PM.png 522w, https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Screen-Shot-2015-01-31-at-5.59.02-PM-300x214.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 522px) 100vw, 522px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nHow decision fatigue is wearing down your homeschool<br \/>\n~ Written by <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/author\/sarahm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sarah Mackenzie<\/a><\/strong> of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/readaloudrevival.com\/start-here\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read-Aloud Revival<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"drop_cap\">I<\/span>t\u2019s 11am. The twins are emptying the tea cupboard onto the floor, the 2 year-old is fussing, and I\u2019m standing at the fridge, trying to decide what to make for lunch. Just then my 11 year-old walks into the room. <strong>\u201cWhat should I be doing right now?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As the volume of the din steadily rises, the 9 year-old whizzes past me, flinging his math book onto the kitchen counter and tossing a comment about making a break for the basement. Somebody pulls on my pant leg and I rub my head.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMom? What am I supposed to be do<br \/>\ning?\u201d She\u2019s getting more persistent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2026 don\u2019t know,&#8221; I sigh, exasperated, &#8220;Just\u2026 we\u2019ll figure it out later.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sound familiar? <strong>It\u2019s a classic case of homeschooling mama decision fatigue, and I can predict it\u2019s arrival in my house (and yours!) like clockwork every day of the week.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>How decision fatigue is wearing down your homeschool<\/h2>\n<p>By now enough studies have proven that making decisions is exhausting, and <strong>as a homeschooling mom, you\u2019re probably making a whole lot more of them than you realize.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>My friend Pam came to this conclusion not too long ago. She was recently trying out <a href=\"https:\/\/readaloudrevival.com\/spiral-notebooks-for-homeschool\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">my spiral notebook hack<\/a> and said that as she sat and wrote out those checklists, she made about 20 different decisions that she hadn\u2019t at all anticipated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese were 20 decisions that were now already made and did not have to be made in the heat of the moment while we were doing school,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s why I think those spiral notebooks work so well: They force us to make decisions ahead of time, before we\u2019re knee-deep in a busy homeschool day, thereby reducing our in-the-moment stress and frustration. We don\u2019t have to decide every little detail in the throes of a hot moment because most of it has already been decided. [Exhale.]<\/p>\n<h3><strong>So how does a homeschooling mom actually combat decision fatigue?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>If we have a million decisions to make each day, how do we set ourselves up for success? I\u2019m pretty sure I can\u2019t avoid decision fatigue entirely, but here are a few ways I\u2019m minimizing the number of decisions I make in the heat of a homeschool day.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-36747 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_0238-1.jpg\" alt=\"How decision fatigue is wearing down your homeschool\" width=\"383\" height=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_0238-1.jpg 383w, https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_0238-1-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 383px) 100vw, 383px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><strong>1. Write out assignments the night before.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>I&#8217;m currently doing this using <a href=\"https:\/\/readaloudrevival.com\/spiral-notebooks-for-homeschool\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">simple spiral notebooks<\/a>, and I can\u2019t believe how much more productive we\u2019ve been in our little homeschool since implementing them. I\u2019ve come to realize a hard truth about myself: when the house is loud (and it is always is) and the day is long (and it often is), I tend to default to, &#8220;That\u2019s enough for today. Class dismissed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>It\u2019s hard for me to be objective about what a reasonable amount of work is when I\u2019m being bombarded with requests for crackers and help over a grammar lesson.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Writing out each child\u2019s lessons the night before has made all the difference.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-36745 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_0121-1.jpg\" alt=\"How decision fatigue is wearing down your homeschool\" width=\"575\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_0121-1.jpg 575w, https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_0121-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Make a schedule and (try to) stick with it for a set amount of time. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Choose a length of time to make your \u201cterm,\u201d if that\u2019s helpful, and then just be as consistent as you can be for its duration. You aren\u2019t committing to a whole year or even a quarter- just try 4 or 6 weeks!<\/p>\n<p><strong>A schedule is just another way of narrowing choices,<\/strong>\u00a0and narrowing choices reduces decision fatigue. Once your term is over, adjust your schedule as necessary- you&#8217;ve given it a fair shot by this point, and it very well may need a little mindful tweaking.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-36746 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_0925-2.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0925-2\" width=\"575\" height=\"351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_0925-2.jpg 575w, https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_0925-2-300x183.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><strong>3. Put ideas into a queue. <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>To counteract my incredibly impulsive nature, I\u2019ve started a discipline of recording ideas into a place I call \u201cThe Idea Shelf.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Stop laughing, it\u2019s a real thing. It&#8217;s just a sheet of paper in my notebook, really, but it\u2019s a <em>very, very important<\/em> sheet of paper. \ud83d\ude09 Here&#8217;s how it works: <strong>Whenever I get the urge to change directions or toss one curriculum in favor of another, I write it down on my Idea Shelf page\u00a0first.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I write the idea and the date it burst into my brain, and then I let it sit. If I wait a week before doing anything with it, I end up saving myself a lot of headaches (and often a lot of money, if my brilliant idea was buying something new!).<\/p>\n<p>The things that really do need to change- that math curriculum that\u2019s just not working, or the grammar book that is about to melt my 12 year old into a puddle of woe- are\u00a0still a good idea a week later.<\/p>\n<p>If it\u2019s just some bright shiny curriculum I\u2019ve seen from someone else (and must! try! right! away!), I may not feel so exuberant about it a week later and can cross it off entirely.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-36748 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_0912-11.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0912-1\" width=\"575\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_0912-11.jpg 575w, https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_0912-11-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Encourage your kids to eat their frogs first thing. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s an old saying that if the first thing you do each morning is to eat a frog, it\u2019s probably the worst thing you\u2019ll do all day.<\/p>\n<p>Basically, it tells us that <strong>tackling the most challenging task of the day can free up a lot of mental space and energy and help us get more done.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Your kids are at just as much risk for decision fatigue as you are. I tend to let my kids choose which order to tackle their daily assignments, but I encourage them to choose the hardest\/most loathsome task first (math, anyone?).<\/p>\n<p>It can be so freeing to know that your hardest task is already done for the day by 9 or 10 am, and you may find your kids making better (more cheerful) decisions if they get their frog swallowed bright and early.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What have you done to reduce decision fatigue in your homeschool?<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>* <a href=\"https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/author\/sarahm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here for more of Sarah&#8217;s inspirational writing on SH.<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/quiz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">What&#8217;s Your Homeschool Mom Personality? Take Jamie&#8217;s quiz now<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and receive a free personality report to help you organize your homeschool based on what you need most!<\/em><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How decision fatigue is wearing down your homeschool ~ Written by Sarah Mackenzie of Read-Aloud Revival It\u2019s 11am. The twins are emptying the tea cupboard onto the floor, the 2 year-old is fussing, and I\u2019m standing at the fridge, trying to decide what to make for lunch. 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