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Warning: Energy Quicksand
The dangerous territory of prioritising time over energy.
2 hours blocked on my calendar on Sunday afternoon. A wide open plain of time, no other obligations or distractions in sight.
Dreamy.
The goal? Finish and publish my article. Let’s go!
[Fast forward 1 hour]
I am lost in my notes, confused about which direction to go.
I’m suddenly exhausted. My brain feels foggy. I keep staring off into the distance, opening up Twitter and mindlessly scrolling through the feed.
I snap out of it, throw my phone to the side and berate myself for wasting my precious writing time. I try to boost myself up by reciting annoying Twitter-style quotes in my head like “Discipline over motivation!!”, “Come on, Charlotte; consistency is key!”.
At the end of the 2 hours, I feel drained and have made no progress on my article — if anything, I’ve gone backwards.
I stumbled into Energy Quicksand, eyes wide open.
You know, that feeling when you want to work on something but you’re completely stuck.
You sense it from the first minute, yet instead of relaxing into the situation and calling for help, you start kicking wildly. After all —…
