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One more reason to get better at managing your time, money, and energy

When you’re young you have little money, when you’re middle-aged you have little time, and when you’e old you have little energy.

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During a (purposefully) unproductive Internet session the other day, I came across this awesome image that I couldn’t help but share:

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I’m not sure where the image originally came from, and even though I’ve only gone through the “young” phase (looking at my wallet, I’m definitely going through that phase right now), I love this picture.

Sure, productivity is about the day-to-day: managing your time, energy, moneyattention, and other resources to get more done with less. But I think it’s just as important to have a big-picture perspective on why you want to be productive in the first place, and how your position in life (your job, family, income, etc.) affects the resources you have, namely your time, money, and energy.

Chris Bailey
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Chris Bailey

Chris is the bestselling author of four books—Intentional, How to Calm Your Mind, Hyperfocus, and The Productivity Project—which have been published in more than 40 languages. He also hosts the Intentional AI podcast, writes a biweekly newsletter, The Recap, and speaks to audiences around the world on how they can become more productive without hating the process.

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