Invest Energy, Earn time

We often attribute time as being the only factor in our lives that we cannot get back. Rather we should think about ‘energy’ as being a more important and fleeting entity because energy can be transferred but not created or destroyed. Therefore, if we allocate/transfer the finite amount of energy we have available to us in the correct areas, eventually that energy can be transferred back to us to use in a productive and efficient way.

Every morning we all wake up with a fixed amount of time but also a fixed amount of ‘energy’. However, this fixed amount of energy be allocated correctly in order to produce compound improvements over time and build systems which allow us to become more efficient.

Productive allocation:

-reading-meditation-exercise-learning to type faster-writing-studying

Non-renewable allocation:

-Netflix-excessive social media usage-spending time in bad company

Time is unidirectional but energy can be transferred in many different ways. This distinction is the key to maximising productivity. By allocating the energy we have available, we can move towards an ‘infinite energy system’ which means that the energy we ‘spend’ today will compound over time and result in the expansion of our energy reserves. By consciously allocating/investing our energy today, we will have access to more energy in the future because that energy we allocate productively today, will be transferred back to us in a different form in the future.

However, the laws of physics mean that no system can be 100% efficient and there are no such things as perpetual motion/energy machines. Therefore, a few hedonic pleasures here and there don’t hurt, they are in fact necessary.

Allocate energy and earn time.