the one productivity system you need: time vs energy management (ep. 1)

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Hi potates ❤️ It's been a minute, I've missed you guise. With everything going on, I agree that there are far more important things than “productivity.” Over the years, I feel that this specific term has gotten a bad rap with the glorification of hustle culture and people putting in insane hours to achieve whatever it is that they want it to achieve. That said, I do believe there's a difference between mindfully putting in the hours to work towards a specific vision that you’ve set and created for yourself vs mindlessly and blindly working for the sake of working.

I hope we can all work smarter not harder *so that* we can carve out time for what is truly essential. Time spent cherishing ourselves. Time spent with people who matter most to us. Time spent meditating on life, our existence, the meaning of our existence. Time spent unplugged, somewhere, anywhere so long as we’re fully present. There are many, many things we often overlook due to the busyness of life, and I hope we can all spend more time on what is essential, and less on what is not. 🌿💚✨ Sending my love always~

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0:00 Intro
1:21 Managing time vs energy
3:10 What is an energy audit?
3:39 How to energy audit: IDENTIFY
7:03 How to energy audit: UNDERSTAND
8:03 How to energy audit: CHOOSE
9:38 How to energy audit: REPLENISH
11:47 Key takeaway & next steps
13:26 Thank you Audible!

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[DrLizListens]

"Nature does not hurry, and yet everything gets accomplished."

[Jane_]

Honestly, I have to say that while you don't post as often as some influencers, you produce the most life-changing content. Thank you. Also, your hair looks great. 😊

[Manj_J]

"Energy is your ability to be present" THIS! I have never read a truer description of energy in my life before, when I say I'm low on energy or I'm tired, what I actually mean is that I'm unable to focus or be present and it's vastly different from like, say, needing a nap bc I'm low on energy from sleep deprivation or something. They are vastly different and I'm so glad you described energy in this way bc it makes the most sense to me tbh

[the.shubhamkmr]

When you call us 'Sweet potato'
It's warm my heart..!

[bittersweetcaroline]

*Rowena*: "Hello, sweetest potatoes"
*Me*: "🥺 that's me, I'm sweetest potato!"

[DavyYap]

Energy management is so much more fulfilling! I feel accomplished and have time to do the things I love.

[ReynaSingh]

Energy auditing is very helpful for anyone trying to avoid burnout. Something more people need to know about

[SaveOurselves]

Rowena does this thing where she takes a mainstream concept and just puts her unique, knowledge- packed twist on it.
She's such an inspiration. 💛

[mintyyling]

This is such a breath of fresh air.
I've been doing so much the past week from preparing for uni classes that start in a week and cramming all the undone tasks that accumulated during lockdown.
It confuses me at the end of the day when I look at my journal, see all that I've accomplished yet not feeling the least bit happy or proud.

I've watched all your "reset" videos, and they've helped me quite a lot. But this really does sound like a healthier way to go about things. Thank you so much, Rowena 💖💖

[motidda]

This reminds me a lot of what I learned in cognitive psychology- everyone has a different cognitive peak! You can take the morningness-eveningness questionnaire or just self-reflect to figure out when your energy tends to be at its highest- and do important tasks during these times. It’s been proven that if you take tests or do work during your personal cognitive peak, you perform much better!

[Cassiearan]

GREAT CONTENT!! Let me just share to these quotes that I like, "Focus on being productive instead of busy." -Tim Ferriss and "Sometimes, things may not go your way, but the effort should be there every single night."

[CassieWinter]

I couldn't agree more. As someone with chronic illness, managing my energy is HUGE. Thanks for the great video!

[teaandphysics]

As a person who had chronic fatigue for 7 years now, energy management is such an improtant part of somehow getting my stuff done 😅

[aethericpages]

right when we need it the most, the queen posts 😌 i love rowena’s videos so much and she inspired me to start my own channel! <33

[oatmilklatte]

Rowena! I would love to see more of your "7 mindset habits" videos however you could do a sub-series and have themes, like "Consistency mindset habits" or "Self love Mindset habits", "Relationship mindset habits". Id love to see you come up with this content - your 7 mindset habits series is such an underrated form of content in the self love/ self care community.

[mossydreamz]

You always come through right when I need it: I've been trying to figure out my post-breakfast energy crash for a while now. I've gotten a really great morning routine that puts me in a fantastic mood and focused and ready to tackle the day, but, gotta eat, and once I've eaten, I feel heavy and sluggish and ready to curl up and mindlessly watch just one.... more.... but now I'm starting to figure out, okay, yes, rest while you're eating, don't try to multi-task or already be stressing out about not crashing, but after, get up and go sit outside. Get my meditative me-time out in nature done right from the gate so that I'm replenished and ready to be productive and focused. 🍠💚🍠💚🍠💚🍠

[EtherealMjMusic]

Ughh dude you’re taking me back to old rowena days. I remember years ago idk what you said but it made me leave my boyfriend and start this journey to loving myself and living my best life. I remember all your advice being able to help me through sooo much at this stage of growing up. I’m 23 now and have never felt these productivity issues to be more beneficial then they’re to me now. The 80/20 rule really took me back .. I lost touch but I’m back now and appreciate these videos even more then I did before. Thank you queen ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[saavv]

I was feeling so terrible and depressed these past few days but after watching this video I don't know how all of a sudden I felt energised and motivated. thank you so much. I love you and yes I subscribed 😁😁😁😁😁😁❤️❤️

[nopicniks]

Loving this concept. As an energy feeling person myself, there are times when I feel drained of energy and not wanting to do any work and times when I feel like I can do everything.Thanks for calling me to finally notice the patterns so I can observe and react accordingly instead of just napping or astral projecting when i feel the dip and cramming all my work into when I feel the peaks. (I literally skip meals.)

[bree]

Rowena, I wanted to thank you for such helpful and inspiring videos that has assisted in my healing journey to get back to a more intentional way of functioning. My healthy, young ( 30 years old ) husband had a severe stroke this year that put him in the ICU. The event literally sent our lives into a hard halt. I believe that I was heading for a major burnout ( something I had never experienced before ) that instantly took place after the traumatic event. I could only focus on his healing and nothing else for the longest time. I’m thankful to say that he is on the mend. Your gentle tips have helped to inspire me to move in a more healing and intentional way. I might not be able to get everything in my life prioritized right away, I might not be able to make quick and dramatic changes like I was able to a year ago. However, I’ve been able to take small steps in this healing journey of motivating myself and prioritizing the things that I value and I think these lessons I’ve learned will assist in bringing much needed stability. Thank you for sharing your insights on your own journey. I’ve really appreciated listening and learning from you.