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[Jeana Rodia]

Thebook starts with a challenge to take an honest and critical self-assessment of your well-being. I thought, I eat pretty healthy, I get decent sleep, I exercise. But here is the thing: whole well-being is more than this. I dug a little deeper. Maybe my self-care was only scratching the surface. Did my mind and my body need more? Was I actually holding myself back by believing the narrative that I am too busy for self-care?

The book frames this idea through energy management in four key areas that build on each other: physical, emotional, mental and Spiritual. They argue that to be fully engaged we must have frequent and intentional disengagement that tap into each one of these areas with one building on another. I realized my definition of well-being had been so narrow as to only focus on the bottom of the pyramid. Perhaps this is why I never really felt fully rested or fully present in my relationships. This was a jarring truth. I took pride in building meaningful relationships. I even have on my resume that one of my skills is building relationships.

Loeh and Swartz go on to more precisely define each of the four areas as well as rituals that lead to being fully engaged in each one. What I ultimately took away was we have to disengage in meaningful and intentional ways in each of these areas to be our best at work and at home. This is also highly individual. Maybe this means actually working out less or taking an inventory of your values or, dare I say, drinking less coffee. While I am starting to find clarity in what this means for me I know for certain that to show up and be who I want to be I can no longer buy into the myth that being busy means I am performing at my best.

My first contact with fellow blogger, Phil Gerbyshak was when I posted a fairly in-depth comment about how I felt that energy management and time management were independent of each other and that both should be used fully. I also hinted towards my bias that time management was a superior philosophy for peak productivity rather than energy management.

I was wrong. I admit it. I must say I used to fall into the camp that believed that essential organization of time and priorities was the critical factor to overall productivity and performance. Time management has been an increasingly popular subject with many different techniques designed to help you organize your time in a manner that confers the greatest possible productive capacity. By carefully organizing your goals, objectives and priorities you could plan out the day for maximum efficiency.

The book combined with some of my own experiments and research has given me a lot of new ideas for achieving peak performance and maximum productivity. The key point realized in the book is that energy, not time, is the fundamental currency of production. The authors also point out that cycles of maximal productivity and deep recovery allow for consistent and continuous usage of our full capacity.

I always knew energy played an important role in productivity. Being a health fanatic, I have been pursuing ways to increase the level and quality of energy in my days through exercise, motivational programs and careful diet control. This process of maximizing my general energy has allowed me to steadily build up more and more energy to greater productivity. After some of my recent research, I now believe that there were a few key areas I could use to ensure maximum productivity.

The key to energy management is more than just managing the energy you currently have, it is in increasing your supply of energy. Being able to devote more energy, concentration and flow to an activity is the primary goal of energy management. To increase your energy, you must stretch it beyond its current capacity, and then recover it. This stretching of capacity is what most people refer to as stress.

You mean stress is a good thing? Yes, I mean exactly that, but only in a temporary situation. Temporary stress, followed by recovery builds muscles. Most people, however, go into a state of constant stress. Constant stress does not build muscles, it kills you. Prolonged stress has been medically connected with suppressing immune functions of the body which increases the chances of illness and disease.

By operating with this progressive conditioning you can slowly, but surely, increase your capacity for energy. Start by finding what you current capacity for energy is and then push yourself to a little above this level. So if you find it difficult to maintain complete concentration for more than thirty minutes, make your goal thirty-five. Just remember to recover after this period to reap the benefits of this stretching.

The distinction between viewing energy as a simple manner of physical capacity, to a complex, multi-dimensional quality gives us a lot more power to control it. Surely improving your health and physical vitality can give enormous energy, but that energy cannot be utilized unless the other three aspects are put into full effect.

With this knowledge in hand, I think there are a great number of opportunities for getting more energy and therefore more production and value out of life. I will probably be exploring some of these ideas by conditioning some new habits in the upcoming months. I have already started a morning run to energize my mornings, but there are so many other ideas to consider.

I think if you wanted to know how to use this information, I would start by working on your physical energy. Most people in the West are currently overweight and very sickly. Clearly there is incredible room for improving, what is likely the most important aspect in your energy levels. If you are already in fairly good condition, this might be a time at looking how you can improve many of the other aspects of your own energy levels from stimulating your mind, controlling your emotions and creating a compelling purpose.

Energy management continues to be a subject that fascinates me, especially with the recent addition of this new information. By understanding the cycles of energy we can stay filled with energy and avoid burnout. Undertaking conditioning and progressive increments of stress followed by deep restoration we can even expand our capacity for energy. Finally, by recognizing the multi-dimensional aspects of energy you can really take control of a force that guides your life.

I recently shared a video on the importance of doubling down on being human in an age of AI, and one of my recommendations was to do more in-person events, conferences, and meetings, to make new ties, and stronger connections.

I'm an introvert (INFJ on the Myers Briggs), so I get energy from being alone. I used to think there was something wrong with me, but Susan Cain's book, Quiet, amongst other things, helped me realize it's quite a common thing.

But I know it's worth going to in-person events. I have made many great friends, business connections, and also learned strategies and tips that have helped my author career. It's important to make the effort, but it's a good idea to be prepared.

Back in the spring, when I was exhausted from the last conference season, I asked my community for their tips on energy management and have collated some of them below. Thanks to everyone who contributed.

Use a calming yoga/meditation practice, like yoga Nidra to regulate your nervous system. This can help keep you calm before the event and recharge afterward. Tai Chi also affects your energy in a positive way.

Lucretia says, Consider creating some energetic boundary practices for yourself. e.g. before going into a crowd, visualize bringing up mirrored walls around you to reflect energy back rather than absorb it. Then when you leave these situations, imagine a shower of silver rain washing off any energy that has stuck to you.

If I am the show runner, then I will tell people that I need to reset my brain and to take an early rest to be my best self the next day and then I will have my dinner on my room. And that is an important factor too, I would not go out for dinner on my own but order food to my hotel room. That way I can eat the way I want to eat and I can do whatever I want to do without anybody around. I feel the fear of missing out every time I do that, but I know I need to accept that I need rest.

Several people mentioned the practice of grounding, as feeling connected to the earth can help you feel calmer. When we get anxious it can feel like tension is rising up in our chests and throats. Finding ways to ground yourself will make you feel more present and relaxed.

Yvonne: During the event, I'll periodically find myself a quiet corner and write down anything that's popped into my mind. I get a lot of inspiration during these events and I need to give myself time to think and write them down.

[I just bought the latest BOSE Quiet Comfort noise-canceling headphones, upgrading from the pair I bought four years ago. They are a must-have for me! I've even slept in them at times when a hotel has been noisy, which is something Vegas can certainly be!]

Going to an event away from home, especially if travel is involved, is definitely going to be tiring. The secret is to be prepared for this and build recovery time into your schedule for the days afterward.

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to embedded systems for smart appliances and energy management, bringing together for the first time a multidisciplinary blend of topics from embedded systems, information technology and power engineering. Coverage includes challenges for future resource distribution grids, energy management in smart appliances, micro energy generation, demand response management, ultra-low power stand by, smart standby and communication networks in home and building automation.

This is a book for working women and mothers who are ready to release the culturally inherited belief that their worth is equal to their productivity, and instead create a personal and professional life that's based on presence, meaning, and joy. As opposed to focusing on "fitting it all in," time management, and leaning in, as so many books geared at ambitious women do, this book embraces the notion that through doing less women can have--and be--more.

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