Purpose: Pre-make recurring decisions so you stop wasting energy evaluating the same options repeatedly.

How To Build Your Defaults

1. Identify a recurring decision you make weekly
2. Choose your default response
3. Define exceptions (when to break the default)
4. Test for 2 weeks, then refine

Template 1: Weekly Schedule Defaults

Monday Default

• Focus: _____________________
• Work Type: _____________________
• No meetings before: _____________________
• Protected time blocks: _____________________

Tuesday Default

• Focus: _____________________
• Work Type: _____________________
• No meetings before: _____________________
• Protected time blocks: _____________________