Why is energy management more important than time management?

In Adam's book "Mind Reconstruction," he introduces a new concept called "energy management," and after reading it, I felt enlightened!

We usually pursue high efficiency and effectiveness!

But how do we achieve high efficiency?

In the past, we often talked about "time management":

Creating a schedule to ensure how much time we spend on serious work each day, but in reality, time management can make you passive and unfree. You often struggle to control yourself, and very few people can stick to it. There's no need to blame yourself because I found that I also can't maintain it.

There is an essence we need to see clearly: those who can maintain high efficiency in the long term are not necessarily more disciplined, but rather better at going with human nature. Discipline is hard, but when you go with human nature, everything flows naturally.

Discipline = continuous consumption of willpower; and willpower is a limited resource that can be quickly depleted by: decision-making, emotions, social interactions, and anxiety.

Energy management = almost no willpower required: because it is not about "forcing yourself to do something," but rather: doing the right things at the right times, which not only does not consume energy but can even produce dopamine.

For example, in my own experience, my energy varies at different times of the day throughout each season of the year. Sometimes I am full of energy, suitable for creative work; sometimes I am relaxed, suitable for social activities; sometimes it is best to exercise, and sometimes it is best to rest, and so on.

For instance, at this moment, my mind is most active between 9 AM and 11 AM, so you might see a lot of my thinking activities: such as writing, reviewing, and making investment decisions completed during this phase.

In the afternoon, my state is not as good, so I use that time for light exercise, reading, or listening to podcasts, as well as some meetings and discussions. This serves as a system reboot for me and actually yields better results.

Everyone's energy distribution is different.

The following excerpt is from a sharing by teacher Wan Weigang, which I strongly agree with and will quote directly:

Adam's official working hours are from 4 AM to 10 AM, during which his mental energy peaks. He draws cartoons as soon as he wakes up, drinks coffee after finishing the cartoons, and then writes.

How important is the match between energy and activity content? Adam says that to facilitate energy management, you should find a job where you can arrange your own time, and if possible, choose a life partner who gives you free time.

Energy is not only related to time but also to the environment.

Adam's experience is that being alone at home is not the best environment for writing; you tend to get distracted. He found that the best writing environment is a place where "you can actively ignore the people around you," such as a café or a snack bar. There are many people and various noises, but because they are strangers, you can block them out and focus on writing. Research has reportedly confirmed this statement.

Rather than saying you can't write, it's more accurate to say you are not writing in the right environment.

So if you can't write, you should change your environment. If necessary, it's better to go out and travel, find a scenic spot to write, and find that feeling where you can write.

Ultimately, energy management is not an efficiency tool but a form of self-respect.

We have been too accustomed to managing life with "time": what time to wake up, what time to work, what time to complete tasks, as if slicing time finely enough would automatically improve life. But the reality is that this type of management can easily spiral out of control and lead to self-blame, which can have the opposite effect.

When you use your low-energy self to combat high-intensity demands, what is called "procrastination," "laziness," or "poor self-control" is actually just your body sending out a distress signal, and you need to recognize and accept your emotions.

What energy management does is change the perspective on life: no longer asking "Can I push myself a bit more?" but rather asking "What is suitable for my current state?" Go with the flow, align with human nature!

People are not machines; true long-term stable output comes from going with the flow, not from forcing it. Therefore, when you start arranging your life according to energy rather than willpower, you will find that many problems naturally disappear:

Ultimately, high efficiency is not about squeezing every moment out of the day, but about ensuring that every bit of energy is used where it should be.

So true mature life management is never about being harsher but about understanding how to cooperate with oneself.

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