Energy calendar
Color-code each finished day's calendar by what created energy and what drained it
Each entry on the finished day's calendar gets a color: green for energy creating, yellow for neutral, red for energy draining. Nothing in the schedule changes at first. A week of that shows which recurring commitments to protect, which to hand off and which to drop. Two minutes a day, on the calendar already in use.
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Sorted by strength of stance
- Sahil BloomDoes it
Author · The 5 Types of Wealth
Color-codes each finished day's calendar green, yellow or red, then looks at the week for patterns worth amplifying, delegating or deleting. He says he trusts his gut on the coloring rather than thinking about it.
Source: The Curiosity Chronicle: Energy Calendars, How to Negotiate, & More
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