Energy Management > Time Management

Managing your energy instead of trying to fit things into a time-based calendar might give you better results

You can plan your day down to the minute — colour-coded calendar, task list, and all — and still end up drained and staring at your not-done to-do list by 3pm.

Conventional productivity wisdom says managing our time is the key. But time management assumes we’re consistent machines, able to operate at the same level all day long. In reality, our capacity …