Illustration by Olenka Malarecka
Illustration by Olenka Malarecka

Work Culture

We build our work lives around time, but doesn't energy make more sense?

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Published on December 19, 2019

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As we decouple time from productivity, we need a new productivity yardstick. Increasingly, experts are suggesting that we structure our lives not around time, but energy.

In their research, Loehr and Schwartz identified four sources of energy—physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual—and argued that people need to nurture each source to avoid burning out.

To operate optimally, our brains need to toggle between focused and unfocused tasks.