{"id":831,"date":"2008-09-09T10:00:01","date_gmt":"2008-09-09T17:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/2008\/09\/09\/energy-management-is-more-important-for-creative-work\/"},"modified":"2018-04-03T08:27:01","modified_gmt":"2018-04-03T15:27:01","slug":"energy-management-is-more-important-for-creative-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/2008\/09\/09\/energy-management-is-more-important-for-creative-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Energy Management Is More Important for Creative Work"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/flickr.com\/photos\/awnisalan\/353618031\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/09\/batteries.png\" alt=\"Batteries.png\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There are two basic veins of thought when it comes to getting the most accomplished.\u00c2\u00a0 The classic view is time management: keep lists, stay focused and organize your time effectively to get everything done.\u00c2\u00a0 As a whole, time management works fairly well.\u00c2\u00a0 However, it misses a couple key problems, such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Why do you burn out?<\/li>\n<li>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Why can you have a perfectly organized plan, but still procrastinate?<\/li>\n<li>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Why does your mood have an impact on how much work you accomplish in the same amount of time?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This is where energy management comes in.\u00c2\u00a0 This theory was popularized, if not originating from the book, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&amp;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FPower-Full-Engagement-Managing-Performance%2Fdp%2F0743226755%2Fsr%3D8-1%2Fqid%3D1170793967%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dbooks&amp;tag=scottcom-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325\">The Power of Full Engagement<\/a><\/strong>.\u00c2\u00a0 The idea behind energy management is that your energy, the invisible source of motivation, focus and mood is the real driver towards becoming productive.\u00c2\u00a0 Perfectly managing your time, it claims, won\u2019t make you a super-achiever, it will just leave you burnt out.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve already written about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/2006\/07\/14\/energy-management\/\">energy management<\/a> before, but one observation I noticed is that it becomes increasingly more important, the more creative your work is.<\/p>\n<h2>Energy Fuels Ideas<\/h2>\n<p>At first, I think this is a bit counter-intuitive.\u00c2\u00a0 Physical jobs leave you more fatigued than sitting behind a desk all day.\u00c2\u00a0 Why would a less calorie demanding workload (if you assume typing at a computer uses less fuel than hauling bricks) require more energy?<\/p>\n<p>The answer is that energy, the kind used for productivity, is more than just calories.\u00c2\u00a0 It\u2019s the mental fuel you need to get work done.\u00c2\u00a0 A great example of this for myself is writing.\u00c2\u00a0 When I am writing, it isn\u2019t terribly difficult.\u00c2\u00a0 I\u2019m in a comfortable chair and I don\u2019t need to move considerably.\u00c2\u00a0 Even the task of writing is enjoyable and fairly stress-free (compared with customer service work, or making sales calls).<\/p>\n<p>However, I find it absolutely impossible to write articles for eight hours straight.\u00c2\u00a0 I may be able to do it with a much larger topic where the writing is less restricted, but if an article takes roughly 1-2 hours to write, I would find it hard to finish six in one day.\u00c2\u00a0 Even if I had ample time.<\/p>\n<p>Why does this happen?\u00c2\u00a0 Because you reach a point where you run out of ideas.\u00c2\u00a0 Even if you do have ideas, you struggle to write them down with any sophistication.\u00c2\u00a0 You might not feel tired, but some invisible fuel source has just run out, and you\u2019re stuck.<\/p>\n<h2>\u00c2\u00a0Creative Blocks as a Lack of Energy<\/h2>\n<p>This doesn\u2019t just happen with writing.\u00c2\u00a0 It happens whenever you need to do something creative.\u00c2\u00a0 Whenever you need to constantly think about what needs to be done, summon up ideas and form solutions, you\u2019re using a very limited energy supply.\u00c2\u00a0 While you can train yourself to work eight hour days of physical labor, putting your cognition into constant action can be far more draining.<\/p>\n<p>Someone who needs to constantly use ideas can\u2019t fall back on the philosophy of time management (maybe that\u2019s why artists are stereotypically cast as being disorganized).\u00c2\u00a0 Pushing out ideas without stop is almost impossible to do.\u00c2\u00a0 Even if you train yourself, the caliber of your work will slowly decline as you strain your reserves.<\/p>\n<p>Energy management, however, does help.\u00c2\u00a0 The idea that managing energy, the invisible currency of work, and not your schedule is a powerful one.\u00c2\u00a0 It means that taking extra breaks, working 15 hour work weeks, partying or non-essential reading can all be justifiable in different circumstances.\u00c2\u00a0 In time management, most of these would be considered completely wasteful.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span>When Energy Matters, Extreme Measures Aren\u2019t So Extreme<\/h2>\n<p>Steve Pavlina is a blogger who I suspect many of my readers would be familiar with.\u00c2\u00a0 He has grown two successful small businesses in highly creative fields, and follows some rather unusual steps to get there.\u00c2\u00a0 Recently, he decided to opt into an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stevepavlina.com\/blog\/2008\/02\/raw-food-diet\/\">all-raw, vegan diet<\/a>.\u00c2\u00a0 One of the biggest reasons was, Steve believes, a raw vegan diet gives more energy.<\/p>\n<p>Before I get comments saying a raw diet is useless, or there is more to eating than getting energy, I\u2019ll state that I\u2019m not a raw-food vegan, so I won\u2019t comment on that practice.\u00c2\u00a0 However, as extreme as Steve\u2019s diet sounds, it isn\u2019t ridiculous to me.<\/p>\n<p>When your work is highly creative, energy is a luxurious commodity.\u00c2\u00a0 Anything you can do to increase it even a small amount can have huge repercussions.\u00c2\u00a0 And when you work for yourself, and directly enjoy the fruits of your labor, I can see Steve\u2019s perspective.\u00c2\u00a0 What may seem like a crazy policy to squeeze a little more energy into each day, actually seems reasonable when you\u2019re work is grounded in ideas.<\/p>\n<p>For most of us, the next step to more energy is a lot simpler.\u00c2\u00a0 Exercise regularly.\u00c2\u00a0 Sleep enough.\u00c2\u00a0 Eat more plants, less processed foods.\u00c2\u00a0 Take a day off each week.\u00c2\u00a0 Compress your time so you don\u2019t work evenings.\u00c2\u00a0 Declare a war on agents taking away your precious discretionary time (television, negative friends, boring extracurriculars).\u00c2\u00a0 But the principle is the same.<\/p>\n<h2>Switching to More Creative Work Means Switching Philosophies<\/h2>\n<p>I know a lot of students and young people read this blog, I\u2019m a student myself.\u00c2\u00a0 One thing about being young is it means a lot of transition steps from one type of work to another.\u00c2\u00a0 Often this means a transition from less creative work to more creative work.<\/p>\n<p>I think this transition can be handled better if you put more emphasis on managing your energy and less on managing your time.\u00c2\u00a0 Although you might be able to get away with pulling all-nighters to cram for a rote memorization test, it doesn\u2019t help if you need to function creatively the next day.<\/p>\n<h2>Boosting Creative Energy<\/h2>\n<p>I think there are some obvious solutions to boosting your energy, specifically the energy needed to create ideas and solutions to mental problems.\u00c2\u00a0 There are also plenty of less obvious, but still important factors:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Read more than you need to know<\/span>.\u00c2\u00a0 Intellectual fodder gives you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/2008\/09\/05\/read-more-than-you-need-to-know\/\">a much larger creative base to work from<\/a>.\u00c2\u00a0 Even if you don\u2019t use the specific ideas, reading, listing to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ted.com\">TED Talks<\/a>, following interesting bloggers is like exercise for your mind.\u00c2\u00a0 If you don\u2019t exercise physically you get fat and slow.\u00c2\u00a0 If you don\u2019t exercise mentally, you just become stupid.<\/li>\n<li>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Cut Sources of Demotivation<\/span>.\u00c2\u00a0 I\u2019m not a believer in eliminating everything negative from your life and drifting into a fairytale 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