A short spoken monologue (YouTube video) by Lennon Bone that reframes "time management" as "energy management" for artists. The speaker asks listeners to consider whether following an obligation-driven to-do list drains creative energy, and suggests prioritizing the single activity that brings the most joy/energy first to improve creativity and daily outlook.
Did you ever think that you might not have a time management problem, but you might have an energy management problem? Think about it this way. You go and do everything on your list that you feel obligated to do. And how do you feel after that? Do you feel like being creative? Do you feel like making art? Do you feel like doing the stuff that would, like, lift your spirits? No? What if you gave yourself just enough time to go and do the thing that brought you the most joy and fed your energy first? How differently would your day look then?
