Gary Kadi argues burnout isn't solved by managing time better, but by managing energy. He says you need to audit when you're most focused, create space, and stop trying to control everything. You don't have to quit, just change how you work.
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The moral of the story is, success at an expense of peace is just slow destruction in disguise. So I want to talk about these shifts in avoiding burnout. And you don't have to quit everything to avoid burnout. So this is not like dropping everything, but you need to shift how you operate. And I want to first talk about your energy. Manage your energy, not your hours. See, most men focus in on time management, right? Like you want to get a time manager in here. But the real game is energy management. And high performers don't just work hard, they protect their energy. But ultimately, it's like, I'm going to give you what to do and who to use so that you can just handle it. Let's get out of the superficial solutions, popping drugs, popping all this stuff, and let's get to the root cause and let the body do what the body does. Let the business do what the business does. Let your team do what your team does. What gets us here is control freakism and holding onto it all. And the first thing we have to do is create space. I want to start quieting those by getting to the root cause. The first place to do is handle the symptom, which is here's your action. Step on today's session. Audit your energy. When do you feel the most focused and powerful?
