Navigating Change Fatigue With And While Serving Clients - Kitces & Carl Ep 189

The gist

1. Change fatigue is the emotional drain of constant instability, and the antidote is learning to sit with uncertainty rather than forcing quick, simple answers.
2. Kitces and Richards suggest asking more questions before offering solutions, since the problem a client describes often is not the real underlying issue.
3. Breaking big decisions into the smallest possible steps, like separating the graduate school question from the housing question, makes overwhelming situations feel solvable.
4. Personal recovery time, such as 8 to 12 hours outdoors weekly or digital sabbaths, is a prerequisite for advisors to stay emotionally available for clients.