Overcoming the Decision-Making Fatigue of COVID-19

A psychological side effect of the pandemic is exhausting one of our critical thinking skills

The uncertainty created by the pandemic has made looking towards the future a difficult prospect. Anastassiya Bezhekeneva/Shutterstock

Are you having trouble thinking clearly lately? Have you recently struggled with making up your mind? Are you constantly anxious about what fate the future holds? If so, you’re not alone.

A new poll from the American Psychological Association (APA) shows that the COVID-19 pandemic has affected our ability to make decisions large and small.