Trying to even decide what to pay attention to in all that noise, writes time management guru David Allen, not only taxes the brain but also wears down the willpower and leads to “decision fatigue.” We can’t decide what to think about, worrying about home stuff at work and work stuff at home, “so then we walk around with what I call the GSA of life—the Gnawing Sense of Anxiety that something out there might be more important than what you’re currently doing,” he told The Atlantic. If only we could remember what that something is.
