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If you assume that your energy capacity is roughly constant, then the only way to have more energy after work, is to spend less energy at work. Some people sub
by tra3 4y ago
If you assume that your energy capacity is roughly constant, then the only way to have more energy after work, is to spend less energy at work.
Some people subscribe to the idea that you can generate more energy through discipline or enthusiasm. In my experience, it's like dipping into your reserve tank. It works in short bursts but actually requires more effort to replenish (see burnout).
The older I get the more I'm starting to resent this idea of "being productive". Lions sleep 3/4 of the day, are they productive? Something something about the nature of play and learning in kids and this relentless focus on being productive..
- yummypaint 4y agoMany people talk alot about being productive, but few take the time to rigorously define what they mean by that. Often people seem to mean doing software work at a job, and then having energy/motivation to do more software work at home for fun/projects. In those situations burnout might be a defense mechanism in the same way that eating nothing but hamburgers will eventually make you ill. I'm not saying people shouldn't eat hamburgers, there is just a much broader space of possibilities. Coming home after work and doing something creative like drawing or improvising music can be energizing even after a long day.
- emodendroket 4y agoWell, if it's something you are truly excited to do, is it a problem? I have plenty of energy for activities I'm enjoying.
- py4 4y agoI don't want to be productive just for the sake of being productive. What I meant is that I have some "hobbies" that I know I enjoy doing in right circumstances, having enough mental energy being one of them.
- baremetal 4y ago>What I meant is that I have some "hobbies" that I know I enjoy doing in right circumstances Perhaps stop looking for the "right circumstances" to pursue your hobbies and just start engaging in them. Even if its only for 15 minutes a day. My hobbies restore my mental energy. If I get tired of coding, I go out in the woodshop and make something. Then I come back to coding and I'm more productive. Make sure your hobby is something orthogonal to what you do for work.