💡 CheatCode #137: The Integer Rule
Make decisions your future self can count on.
“Successful people make decisions once and manage them daily.” — John Maxwell
Humans make roughly 35,000 decisions every day. Most feel harmless — tiny choices, quick pivots, little mental notes you barely register.
But the cumulative impact is enormous.
This is why high performers use what I call The Integer Rule:
Make fewer decisions — but make them whole.
No halves. No “maybe.” No “when I feel like it.”
An integer decision is complete — not something you negotiate with yourself every morning.
Executives do this instinctively:
fixed morning routines
fixed hiring standards
fixed personal boundaries
fixed annual priorities
They don’t re-decide the same things 100 times.
They decide once, then manage the decision.
This is how you protect your energy, your focus, and your identity.
Related Study
University of Zurich research shows that reducing daily decision volume increases follow-through and significantly lowers stress hormones.
Why It Works
✅ Eliminates decision fatigue
✅ Strengthens consistency and identity
✅ Removes daily internal bargaining
✅ Preserves mental bandwidth
✅ Converts discipline into policy
❇ Builds unstoppable momentum
Today’s Challenge
Pick one thing you keep renegotiating with yourself.
Turn it into an integer — a complete decision you stop revisiting.
Final Thought
Your life changes when your decisions stop being conversations. -1% CheatCode