A Simple Experiment That Transformed the Way I Work.

Finding your rhythm in a world out of sync, part 2.

In part two of my series, “Finding Your Rhythm in a World Out of Sync”, I introduce the connection between your best energy and your most important work. I share the results of an experiment I conducted on myself in an effort to overcome my life-long struggle to build a consistent and sustainable writing practice.

In this episode, I explore questions such as what is your most important work and how do you distinguish that from all the noise? What is best energy and how do you find yours? How do you deal with all the other important demands on your day?

And finally, what is possible for all of us, when we put our personal well-being at the center of our relationship with work.

Here are links to some of the sources I reference in the episode:

I reference Cal Newport’s excellent book, Deep Work, which was very helpful in helping me understand both the conditions I needed to create and the benefits to my productivity and peace of mind of creating them.

For a deeper, and admittedly nerdier, dive into my BIG THING system, check out my post What’s Your BIG THING: How to get traction on what matters most.

For more on ultradian rhythms, see the links and resources referenced in my post at The Slow Sip, Finding Your Rhythm in a World out of Sync.

For more on chronotypes, see this article from The Sleep Foundation, and find Dr. Michael Breus’ free chronotype quiz, here.