decision fatigue

[ dih-sizh-uhn fuh-teeg ]

noun

, Psychology, Psychiatry.

1. mental and emotional exhaustion resulting from excessive or relentless decision-making, especially the cumulative effect of small decisions that one makes throughout each day:

   Which socks to wear or what size coffee to order may seem trivial, but add them to the other 30,000 choices you’ll make today, and you’ve got the recipe for decision fatigue.

Word History and Origins

Origin of decision fatigue¹

First recorded in 2000–05

Example Sentences

Constantly weighing options in every aspect of our lives, we end up with “decision fatigue” and the dreaded FOMO.

From The Daily Beast