"My goal was and still is, to just be sober for today." love that from a process/goal alignment point of view.
Also, as I sit here with baby in one arm, other baby next to me, and toddler at home waiting for us... the concept of maximising energy is very much front of mind!
I was having a think about why I'm not as motivated with the gym as I once was and I pictured this U-curve where the y-axis is amount of motivation and x-axis is amount of things keeping you busy. When you've got nothing on, the motivation in the gym is great because it can be your sole focus... as things get added to your plate, it starts to diminish, but then as even more things get added, you realise the importance exercise has with energy and the motivation drives up again.
At the moment, I'm very much motivated to eat well, exercise, socialise, and stimulate the brain so my energy levels are high with the new army I'm commanding... lol I think if I stay on top of those things, the importance will stay high too.
Life is only draining when we don't do things that give us energy. When where mindful of our energy and make good decisions about how to spend the energy we have, we get more energy in return.
The one day at a time approach is often all we need. We have owner operator truck drivers at work. They're always bitching and moaning about people jumping the queue, certain guys getting more loads than others. The bloke who has been there the longest and been the most successful in terms of business has a real simple motto. "Sam, I only worry about the load I've got on. If they tell me to go get another one, I go get another one. If they tell me that's it for the day, I go home. The job's are only going to take so many loads. Some days it's a lot, some days it's less. It is what it is". I think that shows the value in taking things one day at a time and how such a simple mantra can be applied to many different aspects of life.
Half the battle is identifying the things that drain you and the things that energise you. Even the things that energise you can be seem draining at times. It's like when you go for a run and you're dreading it then have one of the best runs you've ever had then feel great after.
I think the less energy we have the harder it gets to distinguish between what drains and what energises us. I think there's a bit of logical brain v emotional brain gear going on there too. Can't be bothered to do the shit we know we enjoy and are good for us. We want the outcome but aren't willing to make the sacrifice.
You'd know this better than me, Breeny, but having a kid made me realise how much I value that early morning time. I wouldn't trade it for anything. Not even more sleep. Haha.
"I think the less energy we have the harder it gets to distinguish between what drains and what energises us. I think there's a bit of logical brain v emotional brain gear going on there too" - spot on mate and that's is why I use technology to track my sleep, food and exercise so I don't have to use my brain to figure out if I've let stuff slip or if I'm overdoing it (running too much etc)
Yep! I try to stick to my routine for similar reasons. It’s essentially outsourcing the thinking around those daily essential activities to preserve mental energy for more important shit.
Farrrkkkk I could talk about energy for days!!! Even started doing energy management talks at work too! My definition of being "healthy" is having lots of energy, and I know I'm at my happiest when I'm channelling energy into things that give me more energy in return like writing, my kids, and building Alfred. And after having depression in Jan, I reckon depression is when your battery is empty and you lose hope you'll ever recharge it. I also saw a psych then and she helped me realise that I had developed thought patterns that where just wasting the precious energy I had. Once that penny dropped... I started feeling much much better and calmer.
That's the perfect way of putting it. Like we were talking about a while back, when we feel that loss of energy we start to get irritated by the little things that never usually irritate us.
I think when a lot of us hear the word 'energy' we think about physical energy and not necessarily mental energy which is as if not more important. since being diagnosed and medicated for ADHD I've learned to identify when my mental energy runs out for the day. I'm starting to learn that I'm better off parking what I'm doing and attacking it fresh the next day after my stores are replenished.
Yeah, that's that thought processing stuff too. Not distributing your mental energy appropriately to things. Wasting too much of it on shit that doesn't warrant it. It's fuckin' tricky to figure out and I don't think I've nailed it. But I'm talking about it, which means of conscious of it and it's importance, so I must be on the right track?
I think realising that everything comes at a trade off and we can't achieve things without sacrificing something (in this case energy) in return helps us understand that we can't do everything all at one time. We have to understand what we want or need to do, roughly how much energy each goal will require, then prioritise them accordingly.
Mental energy is just as important (if not more) as physical energy I reckon, and being conscious of energy means your on the right track imo. I think most people have gotten used to feeling tired and think it's normal. It's not. It's just a sign you haven't made your energy your top priority, and I think very very few people prioritise energy over their time and money, then they wonder why life doesn't work out.
It’s far more important. Your body will do what your brain tells it to, especially if your brain has the energy to do so. The craziest thing is, once you do prioritise you’re energy, you’re more efficient with your time. I think people struggle with that concept. We associate hours of time with output instead of the energy we’re able to invest into something. I was saying this to a mate the other day who was trying to catch up on work late at night whilst tired and sacrificing a sleep. I said if you go to bed early, get a decent sleep, you’ll do the work much quicker in the morning and you’ll be less upset. Time doesn’t equate directly to output. It’s probably more like time x energy = output. The more energy you have the greater the multiplier.
100%. Focus on your habits that decide how much energy you have (food and sleep), then use what energy you have wisely by investing it into things that will give you more energy in return. Simple! lol
"My goal was and still is, to just be sober for today." love that from a process/goal alignment point of view.
Also, as I sit here with baby in one arm, other baby next to me, and toddler at home waiting for us... the concept of maximising energy is very much front of mind!
I was having a think about why I'm not as motivated with the gym as I once was and I pictured this U-curve where the y-axis is amount of motivation and x-axis is amount of things keeping you busy. When you've got nothing on, the motivation in the gym is great because it can be your sole focus... as things get added to your plate, it starts to diminish, but then as even more things get added, you realise the importance exercise has with energy and the motivation drives up again.
At the moment, I'm very much motivated to eat well, exercise, socialise, and stimulate the brain so my energy levels are high with the new army I'm commanding... lol I think if I stay on top of those things, the importance will stay high too.
Life is only draining when we don't do things that give us energy. When where mindful of our energy and make good decisions about how to spend the energy we have, we get more energy in return.
The one day at a time approach is often all we need. We have owner operator truck drivers at work. They're always bitching and moaning about people jumping the queue, certain guys getting more loads than others. The bloke who has been there the longest and been the most successful in terms of business has a real simple motto. "Sam, I only worry about the load I've got on. If they tell me to go get another one, I go get another one. If they tell me that's it for the day, I go home. The job's are only going to take so many loads. Some days it's a lot, some days it's less. It is what it is". I think that shows the value in taking things one day at a time and how such a simple mantra can be applied to many different aspects of life.
Half the battle is identifying the things that drain you and the things that energise you. Even the things that energise you can be seem draining at times. It's like when you go for a run and you're dreading it then have one of the best runs you've ever had then feel great after.
I think the less energy we have the harder it gets to distinguish between what drains and what energises us. I think there's a bit of logical brain v emotional brain gear going on there too. Can't be bothered to do the shit we know we enjoy and are good for us. We want the outcome but aren't willing to make the sacrifice.
You'd know this better than me, Breeny, but having a kid made me realise how much I value that early morning time. I wouldn't trade it for anything. Not even more sleep. Haha.
"I think the less energy we have the harder it gets to distinguish between what drains and what energises us. I think there's a bit of logical brain v emotional brain gear going on there too" - spot on mate and that's is why I use technology to track my sleep, food and exercise so I don't have to use my brain to figure out if I've let stuff slip or if I'm overdoing it (running too much etc)
Yep! I try to stick to my routine for similar reasons. It’s essentially outsourcing the thinking around those daily essential activities to preserve mental energy for more important shit.
Farrrkkkk I could talk about energy for days!!! Even started doing energy management talks at work too! My definition of being "healthy" is having lots of energy, and I know I'm at my happiest when I'm channelling energy into things that give me more energy in return like writing, my kids, and building Alfred. And after having depression in Jan, I reckon depression is when your battery is empty and you lose hope you'll ever recharge it. I also saw a psych then and she helped me realise that I had developed thought patterns that where just wasting the precious energy I had. Once that penny dropped... I started feeling much much better and calmer.
PS: Thanks for the shout out!
That's the perfect way of putting it. Like we were talking about a while back, when we feel that loss of energy we start to get irritated by the little things that never usually irritate us.
I think when a lot of us hear the word 'energy' we think about physical energy and not necessarily mental energy which is as if not more important. since being diagnosed and medicated for ADHD I've learned to identify when my mental energy runs out for the day. I'm starting to learn that I'm better off parking what I'm doing and attacking it fresh the next day after my stores are replenished.
Yeah, that's that thought processing stuff too. Not distributing your mental energy appropriately to things. Wasting too much of it on shit that doesn't warrant it. It's fuckin' tricky to figure out and I don't think I've nailed it. But I'm talking about it, which means of conscious of it and it's importance, so I must be on the right track?
I think realising that everything comes at a trade off and we can't achieve things without sacrificing something (in this case energy) in return helps us understand that we can't do everything all at one time. We have to understand what we want or need to do, roughly how much energy each goal will require, then prioritise them accordingly.
Just spit balling here. haha.
Mental energy is just as important (if not more) as physical energy I reckon, and being conscious of energy means your on the right track imo. I think most people have gotten used to feeling tired and think it's normal. It's not. It's just a sign you haven't made your energy your top priority, and I think very very few people prioritise energy over their time and money, then they wonder why life doesn't work out.
It’s far more important. Your body will do what your brain tells it to, especially if your brain has the energy to do so. The craziest thing is, once you do prioritise you’re energy, you’re more efficient with your time. I think people struggle with that concept. We associate hours of time with output instead of the energy we’re able to invest into something. I was saying this to a mate the other day who was trying to catch up on work late at night whilst tired and sacrificing a sleep. I said if you go to bed early, get a decent sleep, you’ll do the work much quicker in the morning and you’ll be less upset. Time doesn’t equate directly to output. It’s probably more like time x energy = output. The more energy you have the greater the multiplier.
Time x Energy = Output is bang on. Throw in better decision making too
100%. Focus on your habits that decide how much energy you have (food and sleep), then use what energy you have wisely by investing it into things that will give you more energy in return. Simple! lol
So simple! haha
I like simple