Library · Energy

Where it goes, and what it is worth

Willpower is a poor tool because it is a finite one, and most people reach for it first. Channelling energy is a better description of what actually works: arranging your commitments, your hours and your company so the thing you want to do is the easy thing to do.

Mind Body Energy Growth

Energy Free Tired, against drained They feel similar and want opposite treatments. Getting this wrong is why a holiday sometimes changes nothing. 7 min read

Energy Free The quiet arithmetic of saying yes Every commitment is borrowed from a future self who did not get a vote. A way of costing a yes before you give it. 8 min read

Energy Free Basic life skills that pay you back Cooking, sleeping, walking, saying no. Unglamorous, and each one returns more energy than it costs. What to learn first if you learn nothing else. 11 min read Being written