On one of my long commute from the office back home, I was listening to a podcast and stumbled upon this concept of time management versus energy management.
The speaker was talking about how mistaken everyone was when it came to pursuing better time management. Instead we should all be working towards a more efficient use of our energy.
His logic was that we all had 24 hours in a day. No matter how much we try to squeeze in or cut and slash out, we are still stuck with the same number of minutes as our neighbor.
Now energy on the other, we can manipulate somewhat. What energy our bodies can spend may not necessarily be the same as the person sitting next to you. You may get tired easily or you may bounce off the walls with exuberance. Either way, you can control (to a certain extent) how much energy you want in your everyday life and that is what really matters.
I suppose this makes sense.
How much can you possibly do within those 24 hours when you're depleted of energy. The same 5 tasks might take a whole day for a person who's hungover, but only 5 hours for someone who got enough sleep.
We might be on to something here.
If this theory proves true, people will benefit more from polyphasic sleeping (sleeping in short periods, multiple times a day) and more exercise (since the more energy you spend, the more energy you get).
However, there is a danger to polyphasic sleep, not everyone can do this.
Also, not having enough sleep could sabotage the exercise benefits.
Do we stick to the time-tested method of organizing all the given hours in a day, potentially forgoing an important revolutionary way to maximize every day of our lives?
Or do we try maximizing our energy, discovering a new, better way to live out the rest of our lives, potentially wasting it all away if we're doing it wrong.
My brain. It hurts.
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