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Muscle Memory Over Decision Making
Optimize workflows to eliminate decision points by building automatic responses, prioritizing consistency and speed over optimization for each individual decision
Decision Rule
When designing process, choose standardization over customization if it enables 10x faster execution with 80%+ quality maintenance
How It Works
Decision fatigue slows execution and reduces quality over time - pre-made decisions through templates, presets, and standard processes allow complex skills to become automatic
Failure Modes
Over-standardizing when customization would provide significant value
Muscle memory preventing adaptation to better methods
Templates becoming too rigid for diverse content needs
Speed prioritization leading to quality degradation
Example Decision
“Using same audio treatment template for all videos rather than custom EQ for each one - saves 10 minutes per video and maintains consistent quality, even though custom treatment might be 5% better”