I try as much as possible to make my life easier and simpler by planning menus in advance. It sounds like one of those things that some Instagram influencer or Tiktocker with a gazillion followers might do, but it's simpler than you think.
It takes just a few minutes each Sunday to plan the main meals of the week. As the week progresses and we find ourselves busy it's reassuring to know that I had already thought out what was going to be for dinner.