Time management is one of the most wide-spread advice we hear that can help us be more productive. However, you and I are witnesses of our own personal experience of periods when we had a considerable amount of time available, but we couldn’t concentrate properly and get anything done at all. Aside from planning our day according to your priorities, it is of a crucial importance to bear in mind the fact the you should try to also manage your energy.
The Power of Full Engagement is a great in which the authors Tony Schwartz and Jim Loehr mention managing energy as a pivotal denominator in maintaining a peak performance while working. You cannot work from 9 to 5 and expect to have the same level of quality of the work that you do, whereas working in short bursts and taking breaks for recovery seem to help with this. Also keep in mind that starting your day with the most important tasks and doing physical exercises can also help you manage your energy.
There are times that you somehow end up being too busy to deal with your priorities, even though you know their impact to your future. During those times, instead of constantly trying to switch from one tool to another to find the perfect one that seem to help you manage your time and become more productive, realize that you should start to take this variable into consideration: energy.
