Energy management leads to time management.

[00:00:00] You are listening to the Daily Five, an experimental podcast by Aurooba, where I talk about something for five minutes. So let's get to it, shall we? I am beginning to think that time management is actually more like energy management, and when you are able to effectively manage your energy, the time part kind of takes care of itself.

[00:00:36] So what do I mean by that? I mean that you have to look in your day and figure out what you want and how you will plan things so that they align with the kind of energy you have in that day. A couple episodes ago or so, we talked about seasons in our life, right, in our year, the season in our [00:01:00] year when we are creating more, and the seasons in our year where we need to rest more.

[00:01:06] I think that translates directly to our day as well, and probably our week too, not gonna lie. What are the times in the day when you have the most energy creatively? Or what is the time in the day when you are able to be more social? Right? What if when you are more social is when you schedule your meetings?

[00:01:31] What if, when you're most creative is when you schedule your deep work? And I think it's different for everyone, you know, and it changes. It's not this steady thing that, oh, this is what I've identified about my energies when I was 21 years old, and now that I'm 30, it's gonna be the same. I think that our life and our circumstances all affect this.

[00:01:57] So it's a constant [00:02:00] balance, right? You're constantly adjusting and evolving and changing how you manage your time, and I think reevaluating that at the beginning of the year is a fantastic use of your time in January. So I've been thinking about that for myself and I realized that if I don't get the stuff that I want done first thing, it may not happen.

[00:02:27] Mornings are my best time, but the mornings that are my best time are actually the mornings before mornings. What do I mean by that? I mean that in my house, I am the only one awake, at my work, I am really one of the few people around. You know, the world hasn't woken up yet. I'm looking outside my window right now, and it is quiet.

[00:02:55] I'm sure there's people who are walking to work right now, you [00:03:00] know, maybe going out for a run if they're early runners, but there's a sense of quiet in the whole world around me, and that is when I do my best work. I am clear, I am creative, nothing has sucked my energy, and I have everything that I might need to devote to whatever I find most important.

[00:03:24] That is why I do this podcast episode every morning, not in the afternoon, not at night, in the morning. Even though by nature I am a night owl, my life doesn't really support that very well, and eventually I learned how to wake up a little earlier and sleep maybe a little bit earlier. It's a work in progress, but even the night doesn't compare to the day.

[00:03:56] You know, after you've had a good night's sleep and your [00:04:00] mind is clear and the world is quiet. That's my best time. In the afternoons, oh my goodness, I can socialize all the time in the afternoon. I don't need to do a lot of thinking then ,I can help someone debug. I can have meetings. I can think about project management.

[00:04:18] You know, I can like teach people, I can talk to them, have endless conversations. Afternoons are my productive time in a very different way than my morning times, and I find that if I just adjust my schedule according to that. I naturally and more easily get done what I want in the time that I have, you know?

[00:04:42] So that's what I'm thinking about today. Thanks for listening. Talk to you tomorrow.