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Energy management strategy

Map your energy patterns and optimize your schedule accordingly

Understand your natural energy rhythms and align your work schedule for maximum effectiveness. This activity helps you work with your biology, not against it.

45 minutes
reflection

Overview

Understand your natural energy rhythms and align your work schedule for maximum effectiveness. This activity helps you work with your biology, not against it.

Learning objectives

  • Map daily energy patterns
  • Align tasks with energy levels
  • Create sustainable work rhythms

Instructions

Map your energy patterns:

1. Track energy levels hourly for 3 days 2. Identify peak and low energy times 3. Map current tasks to energy levels 4. Redesign schedule for energy alignment 5. Create energy restoration practices

Steps

1

Energy tracking

20 minutes

Monitor and record energy patterns

2

Pattern analysis

15 minutes

Identify your energy rhythms

3

Schedule redesign

10 minutes

Align work with energy levels

Pro tips

  • Schedule creative work during peaks
  • Use low energy for routine tasks
  • Build in recovery breaks

Example outcome

An energy-optimized daily schedule with specific task timing and recovery practices

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