How to get your energy back without overhauling your life
About this episode
Amantha Imber and Shelley Johnson discuss strategies to regain energy without a complete life overhaul.
** Grab tickets for The Energy Game Melbourne launch (29 July, 6:30pm) here and order The Energy Game book here .** If you're someone who keeps saying yes when you should say no, or who has never once thought of rest as a skill worth building, this conversation will give you a starting point that doesn't require overhauling your life. This is part two of a two-part crossover with the This Is Work podcast, hosted by Shelley Johnson. In this episode, Shelley and I go deep into the science-backed strategies from my new book, The Energy Game, covering all three categories: boost strategies that take less than five minutes, rest strategies that are genuinely restorative (not just fake rest on the couch), and protect strategies that stop your energy leaking in the first place. Because knowing you're burning out is one thing. Knowing what to actually do about it is another. Shelley and I discuss: A surprisingly simple post-meal habit that stabilises your energy for hours Why the thing most of us do to wind down at night is not actually rest The acupressure technique from…
People in this episode
Host: Amantha Imber
Guest: Shelley Johnson
Topics covered
- energy management
- rest strategies
- productivity
- burnout prevention
- self-care techniques
Keywords
- energy
- rest
- productivity
- burnout
- self-care
- acupressure
- tapping technique
- decision making
Mentioned in this episode
Products: The Energy Game
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