Delegate energy draining activities
We’re naturally wired to get energy from activities we enjoy and lose energy from
others. As such, the time to perform a task isn’t the most important aspect; rather, it’s
the energy output of the work.
Start keeping a list of activities you get energy from, and the opposite. Soon you’ll see
a pattern. It might be noise that’s a stress factor to you, or it could be social interaction,
extensive detail, confined rules, sitting still too long, etc.
wOnce you have a clear picture of your most energy impacting activities, you can start
taking action to reduce and increase. As people are different, it’s likely that the tasks
that drain you of energy are common to others, and that they experience some form of
strain by something neutral to you. So, in collaboration with your partner, manager,
family and colleagues you can start to swap tasks that drain you, for tasks that don’t.