JD, currently I find that I have the most energy from 7 PM – 2 AM, so it’s certainly possible for people to peak at different times. And I find that my energy during the day depends on what I’m doing. If the pace is either way too fast or way too slow, I get run down much faster.

An interesting point about energy is that you can actually have more energy at the end of the day if you intersperse the right activities in your day. Effectively, you need to play to your passions and work on your unique strengths.

If you have less energy at the end of the day, you need to first figure out whether it’s physical, emotional or mental. If it’s mental, there’s a good chance a good chance you are either doing too much prefrontal cortex work w/out enough breaks or that you are working on something that’s not an innate strength. Your working memory is limited — so checklists help — that’s one reason why the Air Force uses them.

The other thing to pay attention to is whether it’s the people or tasks that drain you and you need to know which people or tasks are your catalysts. If you are drained during the day, something as simple as having lunch with more of your catalysts can give you the boosts you need.

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Curmudgeon, congratulations on completing three novels! I know that as a written work gets longer, it gets exponentially more difficult to write. I have a hard enough time just writing a thousand word post, so it’s tough for me to even imagine writing a novel. But like you said, you just have to decide to do it, and do what it takes.