Life after burnout
Getting the important things done on the energy you actually have, without guilt about the rest.
Hi, I'm Isak
Less energy.
Still a week that works.
How's your energy today?
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Most productivity advice assumes you have energy to spare. These systems don't. I wrote them from my own experience of burnout, for people who still have work they care about and can't take a year off.
None of this is a trick to get your energy back. It fits the week to the energy you actually have.
Then just one thing today. Pick the task that matters most, and let the rest wait.
How to Be Productive With Low Energy (When You Can't Do More)
Not sure what deserves the energy you have? Start here.
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Three themes
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Each one is a small set of articles that build on each other.
Simple structure
Small systems that still work in a bad week: fewer yeses, a not-to-do list and a short weekly review.
Purpose without pressure
Finding direction with what you have now, instead of waiting for a big answer.
Latest writing
Short, practical, built for bad weeks
How to Be Productive With Low Energy (When You Can't Do More)
If you want to know how to be productive with low energy, here's my short answer: stop trying to do more. Pick one thing that makes the day a win, do it early, and give yourself a small, steady amount of focused work instead of the big days you used to have. Then plan for the bad days before they show up.
Why Do I Keep Abandoning Productivity Systems?
If you keep abandoning productivity systems, the system probably doesn't fit you. Change your space and cut friction instead of switching apps.
Why do I feel guilty for resting?
Feeling guilty for resting? Why rest gets counted as failure, how to tell rest from avoidance with one question, and a small way to rest without the guilt.
You only have so much time, energy, and willpower. Spend it on what matters.
The free book
After the Crash: Simple Systems for the Energy You Actually Have
The free edition of After the Crash covers saying no, the not-to-do list and boundaries with people and tech. It comes by email, with a few short emails to help you use it.