Knowing yourself: strengths, values and what you actually want

Stage 5 of 7 · 7 lessons · ~1 week

Your energy and how you work best

Track what gives and drains your energy, find your best hours and conditions, understand what motivates you, and drop myths like "learning styles" that send you the wrong way.

Start: An energy audit

Lessons· one lesson for each topic, in this order

  1. 1An energy audit
  2. 2Your best hours
  3. 3People and your energy
  4. 4What actually motivates you
  5. 5Where and how you work best
  6. 6The "learning styles" myth
  7. 7Notice when you lose track of timeOptional

Do this

  • Run a one-week energy audit with plus, minus and zero marks
  • Find your two sharpest hours and put your hardest task there for a week
  • Plan recovery time after your next heavy social day
  • Name which of choice, progress and connection motivates you most
  • Test three working setups for the same task and pick a default
  • Replace one comfortable study habit with self-testing for a week

Start with

Practise

  • Toggl Track

    Log a week of time to see where your energy and hours really go

Also worth your time

Before moving on: A one-week energy audit with your top energisers and drainers, your two best hours protected in your weekly plan, your main source of motivation named, and one tested change to where or how you work.

Tauseef's advice
Stop comparing your routine with people online. A good week is built around your energy, not someone else's. Small changes, like moving your hardest task to your sharpest hour or studying away from your bed, often beat any amount of willpower.

Struggling right now? If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, contact local emergency services or a crisis line: Find a helpline (any country), Umang (Pakistan), Tele-MANAS, 14416 (India).

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