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Struggling With Productivity? You Just Need to Give Yourself Fewer Options. How reducing decision options can lead to more efficient scheduling and enhanced performance.

By Aytekin Tank

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It was time to plan our family vacation.

My wife had already chosen the destination. We'd bought our plane tickets, and our kids were thrilled. All that remained was booking a hotel and packing bags. I was tasked with the former, so I carved out an hour at the end of the day.

The search began with a pretty solid idea of what we were looking for (ocean views, comfortable beds, a good breakfast and not too pricey), but once I started scrolling through the booking site, options seemed to multiply exponentially. Did we want contemporary and cool or traditional and homey? Did we want a gym? Onsite restaurants? A daily kids' program? A pool?

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