Meet Your Energy Thieves
Turning up late for a morning Zoom because you’ve moved at the pace of a geriatric snail since waking; eating what’s at the back of the fridge in your PJs because you can’t be bothered to get dressed and go to buy lunch; yawning as your best friend asks you for advice. Sound familiar? You might be missing a vital ingredient: energy, and there’s a reason it’s harder to come by these days. “Energy can be categorised as physical, mental or emotional,” says James Glover, head of faculty at workplace productivity consultancy The Energy Project. It means the state of the world can affect your pep reserves (emotional) in the same way as your workouts (physical) or workload (mental). Thankfully, there are ways to nurture each category so you can start feeling more energised. Ready to get back on your game?
THE ENERGY TYPE Physical
THE THIEF You’re eating the wrong lunch
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