Manage Your Energy, Not Your Time

High-tech culture is obsessed with managing time. In fact, if there’s one thing that we spend as much time on as actual work, it’s getting the most out of that work time. But here, like elsewhere, choosing the wrong optimization does more harm than good. Wringing every minute out of your day is more likely to burn you out than to turn you into a code-producing machine. Instead, we need to get better at managing our energy. Put down the kitchen timer, because in this talk you’ll learn about better research-driven approaches to get more out of work and life.

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1. MANAGE YOUR ENERGY, NOT YOUR TIME JOE MASTEY | @JMMASTEY
2. Joe Mastey @jmmastey OH HI THERE
3. Joe Mastey @jmmastey SOMETHING ISN’T WORKING
4. Joe Mastey @jmmastey I DON’T GET ENOUGH DONE :(
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6. Joe Mastey @jmmastey 10X!
7. Joe Mastey @jmmastey I THINK YOU HAVE THIS PROBLEM TOO.
8. Joe Mastey @jmmastey 25% OF SALARIED AMERICAN WORKERS WORK 60+ HOURS PER WEEK. Gallup - The "40-Hour" Workweek Is Actually Longer
9. Joe Mastey @jmmastey MORE THAN HALF OF AMERICANS HAVE GONE MORE THAN 12 MONTHS WITHOUT A VACATION. Al Jazeera - Unused vacation time in US at 40-year high
10. Joe Mastey @jmmastey 65% OF WORKERS EAT AT THEIR DESKS OR DON'T TAKE A BREAK AT ALL More workers work through lunch or eat at their desks
11. Joe Mastey @jmmastey WORLDWIDE, 13% OF EMPLOYEES ARE ENGAGED AT WORK. Worldwide, 13% of Employees Are Engaged at Work
12. Joe Mastey @jmmastey WHEN DEMAND EXCEEDS CAPACITY, WE MAKE THE EXPEDIENT CHOICES THAT GET US THROUGH OUR DAYS AND NIGHTS. The Power of Full Engagement
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15. Joe Mastey @jmmastey THE FIVE-MINUTE LIST CAN HELP YOU BE PRODUCTIVE EVEN DURING THE TIMES YOU HAVE DIFFICULTY CONCENTRATING. Forbes - 10 Easy Ways To Be More Productive At Work
16. Joe Mastey @jmmastey EVALUATE ANY CLUBS, SUBSCRIPTIONS, AND GROUPS OF WHICH YOU'RE A MEMBER. IF THE TIME SPENT ON THEM CAN'T BE JUSTIFIED, DROP OUT. Inc.com - 30 Quick Tips for Becoming More Productive
17. Joe Mastey @jmmastey IT'S NO SECRET THAT THE MORE TIME YOU HAVE AVAILABLE FOR PRODUCTIVE WORK, THE MORE YOU CAN ACHIEVE. Inc.com - 30 Quick Tips for Becoming More Productive
18. Joe Mastey @jmmastey 4. IDENTIFY YOUR TIME THIEVES Lifehack.org - Be more Productive – 4 Ways that Really Work
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23. Joe Mastey @jmmastey SUMMARY: TO BECOME A 10X UNICORN, CHASE DOWN YOUR TIME THIEVES & RESCUE YOUR TIME.
24. Joe Mastey @jmmastey 32% 21% 21% 26% mind body soul work
25. Joe Mastey @jmmastey 1% 99% work brush teeth
26. Joe Mastey @jmmastey WE CAN DO BETTER
27. Joe Mastey @jmmastey ▸1. felt cared for by someone at work, ▸2. got positive feedback in the last 7 days, ▸3. someone at work encourages their development, ▸4. works really hard Gallup - About Great Workspaces
28. Joe Mastey @jmmastey Gallup - About Great Workspaces ▸1. felt cared for by someone at work, ▸2. got positive feedback in the last 7 days, ▸3. someone at work encourages their development,
29. Joe Mastey @jmmastey IT’S ABOUT ENERGY
30. Joe Mastey @jmmastey NOT QUANTITY OF TIME, BUT QUALITY OF ENERGY.
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32. Joe Mastey @jmmastey 32% 21% 21% 26% mind body soul work
33. Joe Mastey @jmmastey PROTIP LIFEHACKZ
34. Joe Mastey @jmmastey 1. GET ENERGY, 2. SPEND IT WISELY, AND 3. RECHARGE IT BETTER.
35. Joe Mastey @jmmastey GET ENERGY https://www.flickr.com/photos/56227271@N03/5204475317
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37. Joe Mastey @jmmastey QUALITY + QUANTITY
38. Joe Mastey @jmmastey 80% OF 18-24 YEAR 0LDS SLEEP WITH THEIR CELL PHONES. Time - Mobile Tech Special
39. Joe Mastey @jmmastey TWO HOURS OF IPAD USE AT MAXIMUM BRIGHTNESS WAS ENOUGH TO SUPPRESS PEOPLE'S NORMAL NIGHTTIME RELEASE OF MELATONIN. SciAm - Bright Screens Could Delay Bedtime
40. Joe Mastey @jmmastey ALCOHOL SHORTENS THE TIME IT TAKES TO FALL ASLEEP, INCREASES DEEP SLEEP, AND REDUCES REM SLEEP. Reviewing alcohol's effects on normal sleep
41. Joe Mastey @jmmastey …DETRIMENTAL EFFECT ON CONCENTRATION, MOTOR SKILLS, AND MEMORY. Reviewing alcohol's effects on normal sleep
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43. Joe Mastey @jmmastey SHORT 10 TO 40 MINUTES BURSTS OF EXERCISE LED TO AN IMMEDIATE BOOST IN CONCENTRATION AND MENTAL FOCUS Boston.com - 4 Ways to Use Exercise to Boost Brain Power
44. Joe Mastey @jmmastey ADEQUATE NOURISHMENT CAN RAISE NATIONAL PRODUCTIVITY LEVELS BY 20% Does The Food We Eat Affect Our Productivity?
45. Joe Mastey @jmmastey MODERATE, SHORT-LIVED STRESS CAN IMPROVE ALERTNESS AND PERFORMANCE AND BOOST MEMORY. Berkeley - The Surprising Benefits of Stress
46. Joe Mastey @jmmastey 32% 21% 21% 26% mind body soul work
47. Joe Mastey @jmmastey 1% 99% work brush teeth
48. Joe Mastey @jmmastey SPEND IT WISELY
49. Joe Mastey @jmmastey WILLPOWER CAN INDEED BE QUITE LIMITED — BUT ONLY IF YOU BELIEVE IT IS. Willpower: It’s in Your Head
50. Joe Mastey @jmmastey IQ SCORE DECLINES THAT WERE SIMILAR TO WHAT THEY’D EXPECT IF THEY HAD SMOKED MARIJUANA OR STAYED UP ALL NIGHT Multitasking Damages Your Brain And Career, New Studies Suggest
51. Joe Mastey @jmmastey THE SOONER YOU DO SOMETHING, THE MORE OF YOUR LIFE YOU GET TO SPEND WITH THAT THING DONE. 16 things I know are true but haven’t quite learned yet
52. Joe Mastey @jmmastey RECHARGE IT BETTER
53. Joe Mastey @jmmastey REST IS NOT IDLENESS, IDLENESS IS NOT REST.
54. Joe Mastey @jmmastey BRAIN SYSTEMS ACTIVATED DURING REST ARE ALSO IMPORTANT FOR [ACTIVE PROCESSING]. Implications of the Brain’s Default Mode for Human Development and Education
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57. Joe Mastey @jmmastey EAT BREAKFAST TAKE A WALK LISTEN TO MUSIC
58. Joe Mastey @jmmastey ALTERNATE ACTIVITY AND REST
59. Joe Mastey @jmmastey I BET I CAN WORK 95% OF THE YEAR, 60 HOURS A WEEK, WITH NO BREAKS, FOR FIFTY YEARS. Me, apparently. And possibly you.
60. Joe Mastey @jmmastey EVERY DAY FEELS LIKE TUESDAY.
61. Joe Mastey @jmmastey 0 25 50 75 100 What I Thought I Wanted
62. Joe Mastey @jmmastey 0 25 50 75 100 What Works
63. Joe Mastey @jmmastey TAKE SOME DAMN TIME OFF
64. Joe Mastey @jmmastey 0. PAY ATTENTION TO ENERGY, NOT TIME 1. GET ENERGY, 2. SPEND IT WISELY, AND 3. RECHARGE IT BETTER.
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66. Joe Mastey @jmmastey THANKS!
67. Joe Mastey @jmmastey REFERENCES *http://www.gallup.com/poll/175286/hour-workweek-actually-longer-seven-hours.aspx *http://alj.am/3w37 *http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/money/workplace/story/2012-04-15/lunch-at-work/54167808/1 *http://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/0743226755 *http://www.forbes.com/pictures/fdee45ehhg/create-a-five-minute-lis/ *http://www.inc.com/sujan-patel/30-quick-tips-for-becoming-more-productive.html *http://www.lifehack.org/articles/productivity/more-productive-4-ways-that-really-work.html *http://www.gallup.com/poll/165269/worldwide-employees-engaged-work.aspx *http://www.gallup.com/topic/about_the_q12_items.aspx *http://techland.time.com/category/mobile-tech-special/ *http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/01/130122162236.htm *https://www.boston.com/dailydose/2013/03/07/ways-exercise-can-boost-your-mental-performance/ nI4DA55GaKDZbdrAk9EmiO/story.html *http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/27/opinion/sunday/willpower-its-in-your-head.html *http://www.raptitude.com/2013/12/16-things-i-know-are-true-but-havent-quite-learned-yet/ *http://onforb.es/1kPg0Dj *http://pps.sagepub.com/content/7/4/352 *http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/the_surprising_benefits_of_stress