SMRTR ProgrammingFeb 11, 2026Strategize Your Career

Decision fatigue is killing software engineer's productivity, here is the cure

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Developers face constant micro-decisions throughout their day that create decision fatigue before tackling important deep work. The solution involves separating planning from execution by creating a default weekly calendar template. This constraint-based approach assigns specific time slots to tasks like email and code reviews, preventing the mental load of constantly negotiating when to do things.

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