Here’s the quiet pattern I see in senior leaders under sustained pressure…decision quality drops long before motivation does. Not because people don’t care, but because their nervous system is overloaded. 🧠Our brains have a limited capacity for self-regulation and decision-making across the day. ❌Prolonged cognitive demand increases mental fatigue, reducing accuracy, impulse control, and judgement ❌This effect is linked to changes in prefrontal cortex activity and rising str