We live in an era of explosive information and rapid pace, an era that requires never-ending struggle and hard work.
Work tasks came one after another. We began to compress sleep, use takeaways for meals, coffee to refresh ourselves, learn to listen to audio, and rely on alcohol to relax --- ---. The only feeling is that there is not enough time. Therefore, we began to participate in various time management trainings and learn various time management methods, but in the end we were still inefficient, grumpy, had no sense of accomplishment in work, and no sense of joy in life.
Time is constant. Each of us has 24 hours a day, but the output in the same time may be completely different. The most important thing is not the amount of time, but energy. Energy is our most precious resource,
Jim Lore and Tony Schwartz said in the book "Energy Management" that "energy, not time, is the basis of efficient performance."
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Physical Energy
Imagine that you work overtime until eleven o'clock, continuously. After three days, how do you feel when you get home? Ask the most energetic brother in the unit how late he works overtime every day and how long he has been working overtime. How does he feel?
How energetic does it feel? Well, the most basic thing is to be in good health. If your body is sick every day, how can you talk about energy? A healthy body is the source of all energy. Putting aside the influence of genes on physical health, what can we work hard on?
The first thing is? Diet , reasonable nutrition is the most basic kinetic energy of the body. Obtaining enough glycogen from food and converting it into energy is our most basic pursuit. Thirty years ago, the problems we faced were fat, sugar, protein Insufficient intake of affects health, and the problem we face today is not insufficient but imbalance. Excessive fat and sugar intake have become the killers that affect health.
Secondly, sleep, psychologists have tracked it. One million people slept for 6 years and found that 7-8 hours of sleep per night had the lowest mortality rate, less than 4 hours of sleep increased the mortality rate by 2.5 times, and sleeping for more than 10 hours increased the mortality rate by 1.5 times. , the most important thing is to sleep regularly, that is, people with high energy often have very regular sleep. For example, some people go to bed at 12 o'clock, get up at 6 o'clock, and then take a 30-minute lunch break at noon. Fixed sleep is what gives us energy. A strong foundation.
Finally, and the most important thing is to keep moving. A survey of 1.23 million people published by The Lancet magazine gave the answer to reasonable exercise, which is 3-5 times a week. 45-60 minutes each time is the most important to people's health.
Basic nutrition is guaranteed, coupled with regular sleep and sufficient exercise, physical fitness is definitely good.
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Emotional energy
When we have joy, happiness, excitement, achievement, and pleasure, we are full of energy. When we feel fear, fear, anxiety, and tension, our energy is depleted. Positive emotions are fuel that promotes our performance, while negative emotions are shackles that hinder our growth.
How to obtain positive emotions is also the goal that psychologists strive to explore. For me personally, the ultimate way to experience positive emotions is two.
First of all, don’t be internally conflicted, that is, be entangled within yourself. Think about it every day, think about it, plan every day, and never take action. The result is that you know a lot of morals, but you still can’t live a good life. The best way to avoid internal conflict and entanglement is to do it. Devote yourself wholeheartedly to your own affairs, big or small, and your heart will naturally fall into place.
Secondly, regard changes in work and life as challenges, not threats. I often think about what is the most free and easy life, and it should be a game life. The game here is not about being unserious, but about taking changes as a challenge, not a threat.When we face a threat, our emotions are naturally fearful and anxious, and our behavior is avoidance. When we face a challenge, our emotions are naturally excited and expectant, and our behavior is of course embracing.
I often think about what is the difference between ordinary people and awesome people. There may be differences in intelligence, resources, etc., but one of them must be the mind, which is the attitude towards change.
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Thinking energy
I often say that a wise man eats when he eats, works when he works, and sleeps when he sleeps. But we ordinary people think about what to eat for lunch when we go to work, think about going back to bed early when we eat, and think about something else when we sleep. It's because today's work is not finished yet.
People's physical ability, emotions and other energy are definitely different, but it is not as big as you think, especially when we are only engaged in ordinary work. The most critical thing here is our ability to focus.
When your thinking is chaotic and you do things half-heartedly, what we experience is endless irritability, and the output is even more appalling. When you are extremely focused, you find that you have entered an ethereal world, where time and emotions are all gone. Away from you, you become one with the things in front of you. The smooth and exquisite skills are like a fairy from heaven, and the results are more like a gift from heaven.
Zen mentioned in religion, yoga practiced by ordinary people, and mindfulness advocated by psychologists are all behind concentration. Only by concentration can our minds be opened and we can find our own right path in the complicated and chaotic world.
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Will energy
Will, Jim defines it as: leading to the deepest value orientation and the intention beyond personal interests. That is, the courage and belief to live according to value orientation.
The value of life is still too big a word. To put it simply, it is a life with goals.
Career, money, friendship, love, family --- ---, what goals do we hope to achieve? When you approach the end of your life, what text do you want to engrave on your tomb to reflect your life? Make a summary.
Without a goal, life will lose its direction and life will have no vitality. Those who are energetic are all striving towards their goals. They will occasionally get tired or relax, but the lighthouse in the distance can always evoke The fervent passion in their hearts sounded the clarion call for progress.
Good health, positive emotions, focused thinking, firm will, turn on the little motor of our energy, move forward, move forward, move forward.
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Author: Hu Pengfei, professional lecturer, resident in Shenzhen. Focusing on the fields of management psychology, sales psychology, and emotional psychology, brand courses include "Flying Against the Wind - Stress and Emotion Management", "Managers with High Emotional Intelligence", "Communication Technology Based on Psychology", "Management Psychology", "New Generation Employee Management Based on Psychology".
