19/01/2021
✨You Need to Spend Energy to Make Energy✨
One ironic thing I’ve discovered about investing in your energy levels is that you need to spend energy to make energy.
For example: It takes energy and willpower to exercise, but you’ll make that energy back, and then some, in increased energy later on.
It takes energy to prepare healthy meals (and resist unhealthy ones), but you’ll get that energy back, too.
It takes energy and some planning to head to bed at a reasonable time, but doing so will give you a ton of energy and focus the next day.
And while you need to spend energy to make energy, you also have to spend time to make energy. This cost often feels too great. It’s easy to look at the choice of working for 30 more minutes versus hitting the gym for a half hour, and deciding that working longer will let you get more done. Doing so will let you accomplish more—but only in the short term. In the long-run, productivity tactics like getting enough sleep, eating well, and exercising will let you bring more energy and focus to your work. This way you can accomplish more in less time. With knowledge work, people who bring twice the energy and focus to their work will get twice as much done. Cultivating your energy level is easily worth the time and energy.
The most productive people recognize the importance of spending energy—and time—to gain more energy.
✨When sleep is the issue - Keep your body moving in the mornings when you haven’t slept well
It may sound even more tiring, but walking to work or going for a morning jog can counteract the impact of poor sleep, says Dr Chris Alford, founding member of the British Sleep Society. If morning exercise simply feels too painful, be sure to get out at lunchtime at least.
“Exercise and bright light help get us out of ‘sleep mode’, so get your body going and raise your core temperature,” “Seeking out bright natural light will help switch off the sleep promoting systems in your brain and enable you to feel more alert.”
Remember ‘Spending energy gains energy’! Get moving now 🖤
