The Energy Audit
Map what fills you and what drains you — then do something with that information.
High performers are often excellent at output and poor at noticing input.
You track deliverables, deadlines, and performance metrics. You rarely track what leaves you flat after a full day of technically successful work, or what makes you come alive even when the circumstances are difficult.
Energy is information. This exercise reads it.
Preparation
Think about the last two or three weeks of your professional life — a representative period, not a particularly good or bad one. You'll be reviewing it through one lens: what it costs and what it gives back.
List Your Activities
Write down every significant category of activity that makes up your working week. Be specific — not "meetings," but "one-on-ones with my team," "cross-functional alignment calls," "external stakeholder presentations." Aim for 10–15 items that cover most of where your time and attention actually goes.
Rate Each One
For each activity, rate two things from 1 (very low) to 10 (very high): • Energy It Takes — how much effort, concentration, or emotional load it requires • Energy It Returns — how you feel after doing it (restored, neutral, depleted) Subtract: Net = Return – Cost. The net score tells you whether the activity is a source or a drain.
Find the Patterns
Circle the five highest net-positive activities. Star the five most draining. • What do the high-return activities have in common? What kind of thinking, interaction, or contribution do they involve? • What do the draining activities have in common? Type of work, people involved, context, or your role in it? • Is there anything on the drain list that should be energizing — something that looked good on paper but costs more than it gives?
The Ratio
Estimate roughly: what percentage of your working week is spent in high-return activities vs. draining ones? Write that ratio down honestly. Now ask: Is this ratio sustainable? Not for a week, not for a month — for three years at the pace you're moving. If the answer is no: what does that tell you?
The Waste Audit
Look at the draining activities again. For each one: • Can it be eliminated? Some things stay on the list purely by inertia. • Can it be delegated? Something that drains you might energize someone else. • Can it be restructured? Sometimes it's not the activity itself but the context — frequency, format, your role in it. • Does it need to stay as-is? And if so, what does it need alongside it to be sustainable?
The One Change
Looking at everything, identify one specific change you could make in the next two weeks. Not an overhaul. One concrete adjustment. Write it as a specific action: "I will stop / start / reduce / restructure _____ by _____."
Reflection
- 1What on this list have you been ignoring because it was inconvenient to see?
- 2If your current energy ratio doesn't change, what is the most likely outcome in six months?
- 3What would you do differently in how you design your role if you treated your energy as a finite resource that needs active management — not just willpower to push through?
You can't think clearly, decide well, or lead effectively from empty. This is data, not self-care.
Take This Further
If the audit revealed something worth addressing properly, these are the natural next steps.
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