Energy Management
productivity · medium · No extra time — reorganizes existing activities around energy cycles
What is Energy Management?
Manage your energy, not just your time, by aligning your most demanding tasks with your peak energy periods and routine tasks with energy troughs. Based on ultradian rhythms (90-120 minute cycles).
Is there evidence for it?
EVIDENCEmoderate
How do you do Energy Management?
- 1.Track your energy levels hourly for 1-2 weeks to identify your personal peak and trough times
- 2.Schedule your most cognitively demanding work (deep work, creative tasks, difficult conversations) during peak energy
- 3.Reserve low-energy periods for routine tasks: email, admin, simple meetings
- 4.Take a true break every 90-120 minutes (aligned with ultradian rhythms): walk, stretch, hydrate, eat
- 5.Manage the four dimensions of energy: physical (sleep, exercise, nutrition), emotional (positive relationships), mental (focus practices), and spiritual (purpose alignment)
How long does it take?
No extra time — reorganizes existing activities around energy cycles.
Is it hard to start?
medium.
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Source: Jim Loehr & Tony Schwartz (The Power of Full Engagement, 2003). Nathaniel Kleitman's research on 90-minute ultradian cycles. Daniel Pink (When, 2018) on chronotype-based scheduling. Research shows cognitive performance varies by 20% across the day.
energy · ultradian-rhythm · peak-performance · chronotype · recovery · holistic
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