Ben, Its a nice read, I feel the low energy caused mainly by Stress caused by any means (From relationship, or work or family), Tiredness (overdoing exercise or any physically draining work without proper sleep, rest or recovery), health & Mental issues (Cancer, diabetics, depression or anxiety, etc.,).
The points which you have highlighted caused by the above and lead to low energy..
I feel that people stuck in the virtual world or sitting in couch to get the serotonin (make them happy) since they are low on energy already. This is my point of view about low energy.
The religion and family is a system created to create the purpose in our life to keep moving & kept engaged, sometimes it drains your energy to some extent but most of the times I feel religion and family is a stress buster(boost energy) rather than draining your energy.
My favourite bit that made me laugh was near the end when you wrote "so basically we're all fucked" 😆 (I was waiting for your solution).
I've realised recently that it's very hard to know whether low energy or soreness etc is normal for your situation so it can feel like a bit of a mystery because everyone is different.
Is it normal to be tired based on what I'm doing or is there some sort of medical issue, for example.
I've been doing some fairly intensive physio rehab for my knee (previous non-surgical ACL recovery a few years back and now battling some "runners knee" from overworking it) so I'm pretty sore (muscularly) much of the time.
At age 44 and adding that to my normal exercise schedule having also been diagnosed recently with a slow thyroid I am finding it a bit strange figuring out what's normal.
So I think one of the issues is that we can't really compare and know how we should be feeling... leading us to assume that it's just how things are and stopping us looking hard for solutions.
Does that make any sense? I don't know.
Anyway, it's a nice post and could make a great manifesto for your business.
Great article. Having enough ‘energy’ is important at all levels of human involvement.
Knowing that low energy is cause for a negative outcome, but importantly that it’s also a symptom of something else, can help us alleviate the stress of so many problems facing our society.
I have now reread the article. You make many valid points however I feel it’s about focus; doing the heavy lifting, working hard until you win and becoming super disciplined.
“Rather than tackling high-priority and meaningful tasks, we gravitate towards easier, trivial ones that require less brain power.” - I listened to a radio interview with a neuroscientist a while back that explained that our brains are actually changing physically because of constant distractions, and we are slowly losing our ability for deep thought as a species. Scary stuff. I’ll try to dig out the source at some point and share it with you.
As an atheist who probably doesn’t want kids, I don’t agree with the statement that a lack of purpose is caused by declining religion and less people starting families. There are plenty of other things in life to derive purpose and meaning from - happy to debate that topic over a run :)
Hi! totally agree with this. It is part our responsibility I think. Rest is important, but that doesn't mean Netflix (although sometimes I think that's totally fine!) It means being active, going outside, finding hobbies. Hobbies are important because they're a mental rest from work when you're focused on something else. Let me know what you think!
P.S. On solutions to this problem, to what extent do you think strong personal boundaries play a part?
Ben, Its a nice read, I feel the low energy caused mainly by Stress caused by any means (From relationship, or work or family), Tiredness (overdoing exercise or any physically draining work without proper sleep, rest or recovery), health & Mental issues (Cancer, diabetics, depression or anxiety, etc.,).
The points which you have highlighted caused by the above and lead to low energy..
I feel that people stuck in the virtual world or sitting in couch to get the serotonin (make them happy) since they are low on energy already. This is my point of view about low energy.
The religion and family is a system created to create the purpose in our life to keep moving & kept engaged, sometimes it drains your energy to some extent but most of the times I feel religion and family is a stress buster(boost energy) rather than draining your energy.
Can't argue with much of this!
My favourite bit that made me laugh was near the end when you wrote "so basically we're all fucked" 😆 (I was waiting for your solution).
I've realised recently that it's very hard to know whether low energy or soreness etc is normal for your situation so it can feel like a bit of a mystery because everyone is different.
Is it normal to be tired based on what I'm doing or is there some sort of medical issue, for example.
I've been doing some fairly intensive physio rehab for my knee (previous non-surgical ACL recovery a few years back and now battling some "runners knee" from overworking it) so I'm pretty sore (muscularly) much of the time.
At age 44 and adding that to my normal exercise schedule having also been diagnosed recently with a slow thyroid I am finding it a bit strange figuring out what's normal.
So I think one of the issues is that we can't really compare and know how we should be feeling... leading us to assume that it's just how things are and stopping us looking hard for solutions.
Does that make any sense? I don't know.
Anyway, it's a nice post and could make a great manifesto for your business.
Ben
Great article. Having enough ‘energy’ is important at all levels of human involvement.
Knowing that low energy is cause for a negative outcome, but importantly that it’s also a symptom of something else, can help us alleviate the stress of so many problems facing our society.
Ben
I have now reread the article. You make many valid points however I feel it’s about focus; doing the heavy lifting, working hard until you win and becoming super disciplined.
As a Wallaby you know all about these things!
Great article Ben!
“Rather than tackling high-priority and meaningful tasks, we gravitate towards easier, trivial ones that require less brain power.” - I listened to a radio interview with a neuroscientist a while back that explained that our brains are actually changing physically because of constant distractions, and we are slowly losing our ability for deep thought as a species. Scary stuff. I’ll try to dig out the source at some point and share it with you.
As an atheist who probably doesn’t want kids, I don’t agree with the statement that a lack of purpose is caused by declining religion and less people starting families. There are plenty of other things in life to derive purpose and meaning from - happy to debate that topic over a run :)
Too much thinking and not enough doing. Stop talking and get on with it .
Hi! totally agree with this. It is part our responsibility I think. Rest is important, but that doesn't mean Netflix (although sometimes I think that's totally fine!) It means being active, going outside, finding hobbies. Hobbies are important because they're a mental rest from work when you're focused on something else. Let me know what you think!