Managing energy is one of my super skills. I am really good at calibrating the amount of energy to expend across a range of tasks so that I can keep going. I am definitely wired for endurance rather than bursts of speed. And so, I could give you a million bits of advice about how to do it, but these are the ones that I think have the biggest impact: Zone 2 is the answer to most problems “Still, Not Stopped” Active recovery Zone 2 relates to heart rates. When we exercise, our heart rate...

I need to be really honest with you. Don't listen to me when it comes to nutrition. Seriously, if the Gods centred me in the story of Achilles, it wouldn't be an arrow to the heal that got me, it would be a cinnamon bun in the cakehole. Of all the areas of personal and professional improvement I have tried to master, this is the one I have succeeded at the least. I eat what I shouldn't when I am tired, stressed, bored or distracted. Then I feel guilty, which makes me want to eat potatoes, fat...

Ready for my next series of life hacks? Today we are talking about movement. I chose that word intentionally. I could have picked "exercise" but that wouldn't have captured what I have learned. Let's start with something basic. Almost everyone reading this will be an office worker of some kind. Which means, you probably spend a good deal of your time sedentary. Which means, however much movement you currently do, you probably should be doing more. I say that as someone who is relatively fit...