Energy Audit: What Drains You and What Recharges You

You woke up today with more energy than a billionaire has dollars—and leaked most of it before lunch. A tiny sleep deficit, a buzzing phone, three “quick” emails, and suddenly you’re exhausted. Here’s the twist: your calendar didn’t do that. Your invisible energy habits did.

Most people try to “fix” exhaustion by rearranging their calendar: fewer meetings, a different to‑do app, maybe a new morning routine. Helpful, but incomplete. What actually determines how drained or alive you feel at 4 p.m. isn’t just what you’re doing—it’s the *energy price* each activity quietly charges you.

Two people can walk out of the same one‑hour meeting: one is fired up with ideas, the other wants to lie under their desk. Same hour, wildly different energy math.