Day 349: On Managing Energy
第349天：关于精力管理
Energy, not time, is the fundamental currency of high performance.
精力，而非时间，是高效能的基础货币。
—Jim Loehr
You can have all the time in the world, but if you don’t have energy, it won’t mean anything. Your energy is your primary resource needed to change your life for the better; if you lack it, your chances of attaining your goals drop to zero.
你或许能够拥有世上的全部时间，然而，倘若你缺失精力，时间则会毫无价值可言。
你的精力是你能够改变生活所必需的首要资源。
倘若你精力匮乏，那么你达成目标的契机便会化为乌有。
For this reason, it’s vital to learn how to manage your energy. That’s why I’m so adamant about the importance of healthy habits like getting enough sleep, eating healthily, and exercising regularly. If you don’t have such habits, your energy levels are compromised and you’re less likely to achieve your goals.
正因如此，学会如何管理自己的精力至关重要。
这就是为什么我如此坚持健康习惯的重要性，比如充足的睡眠、健康的饮食和定期锻炼。
如果你没有这些习惯，你的精力水平就会受到影响，你就不太可能实现自己的目标。
In addition to healthy habits, consider making a list of things, places, and people who energize you and a second list of those that rob you of energy. Now that you have both lists in front of you, think about how you can restructure your life to spend as much time as possible in an energizing environment with energizing people, and as little time as possible in situations that rob your energy.
除了养成健康的生活习惯外，还可以考虑列出一份能让你精力充沛的事物、地点和人物的清单，以及第二份会消耗你精力的事物、地点和人物的清单。
现在这两份清单都摆在你面前，想想如何调整你的生活，尽可能多地把时间花在让你精力充沛的环境中，与让你精力充沛的人在一起，尽可能少地花时间在消耗你精力的情境中。
For example, large crowds exhaust me, so you’ll almost never find me in one. On the other end of the spectrum, spending time in nature recharges me, so I strive to be outdoors at least a few times a week.
例如，人多的场景会令我心力交瘁，所以我几乎从不在人群中出现。另一方面，在大自然中度过时光能为我补充能量，所以我竭力争取每周至少进行几次户外活动。
Energy management is one of the key skills you need to perform well in both your professional and personal life. Let me assure you that no matter how disciplined you are, if you routinely exhaust yourself, one day you’ll burn out. Wouldn’t it be better to learn how to manage your energy today, so that you can avoid this unpleasant problem altogether?
精力管理是你在职业和个人生活中取得良好表现所必备的关键技能之一。
我向你保证，无论你多么自律，如果你经常让自己精疲力竭，终有一天你会崩溃。
今天就学会如何管理去自己的精力，从而完全避免这个令人不快的问题，岂不更好？
