Book club minutes Wednesday 2/9/22 12 Noon to 1 PM
Book
The Power of Full Engagement by Jim Loehr, Tony Schwartz
Book Summary
We live in digital time. Our pace is rushed, rapid-fire, and relentless... managing energy, not time, is the key to enduring high performance as well as to health, happiness, and life balance.
Mobilize four key sources of energy Balance energy expenditure with intermittent energy renewal Expand capacity in the same systematic way that elite athletes do Create highly specific, positive energy management rituals to make lasting changes
Discussion
What do you agree with / disagree with?
Disagree - The book is a tad "this is the answer" instead of being "this is one more tool for your tool chest". See "is the key to" in the summary above. Not really a flaw - everyone knows that these books are all tools in a tool chest, so it does not necessarily need to be stated...
Disagree - 80/20 rule applied to diet
Is having energy vs being drained the same as being proactive vs. being reactive?
No, but having energy allows you to be more proactive, and being more proactive allows you to manage your energy better, resulting in having more energy (virtuous circle positive feedback loop). Likewise, being overwhelmed and not having energy leads to being reactive, and being reactive interferes with recharging your energy (vicious circle positive feedback loop).
How does this book relate to EQ?
It doesn't directly. Acknowledging the importance of energy acknowledges we are human beings and not rational machines. This is related to the acknowledgement that emotions and feelings are important.
Awareness of others, and awareness of ourselves is important.
What would Jung say about this book?
Well... Jung talks about having "conversations" with the parts of you that are not rational - this might be considered a form of "being at peace with yourself", or "to thine own self be true", or, as noted above, "self awareness". These all lead to less "internal friction", and less friction means less energy wasted, which means more energy left for positive things.
How does this book relate to the adage that introverts gain energy from being alone, while extroverts gain energy from being with others?
Again, as noted above, self awareness is important. Awareness of your energy needs, and awareness of where and how to get recharged.
Some in this book club are introverts. Some find the club useful yet "draining". Some have redefined the club (to themselves) as problem solving, which makes it "recharging" (as opposed to a draining cocktail party).
This hints at the possibility of changing a "draining" activity into a "recharging" activity through "redefinition", as in neural linguistic programming.
Does church recharge energy or drain energy?
Yes.
Self awareness is important.
This raises the rhetorical question of whether weekly recharges are useful/needed in addition to daily and intra-day recharges.
What else caught the minute-keeper's attention?
The "big five" was mentioned as an alternative to Myers-Briggs. Googling these terms resulted in:
Book
The Power of Full Engagement
by Jim Loehr, Tony Schwartz
Book Summary
We live in digital time. Our pace is rushed, rapid-fire, and relentless... managing energy, not time, is the key to enduring high performance as well as to health, happiness, and life balance.
Mobilize four key sources of energy
Balance energy expenditure with intermittent energy renewal
Expand capacity in the same systematic way that elite athletes do
Create highly specific, positive energy management rituals to make lasting changes
Discussion
What do you agree with / disagree with?
Disagree - The book is a tad "this is the answer" instead of being "this is one more tool for your tool chest". See "is the key to" in the summary above. Not really a flaw - everyone knows that these books are all tools in a tool chest, so it does not necessarily need to be stated...
Disagree - 80/20 rule applied to diet
Is having energy vs being drained the same as being proactive vs. being reactive?
No, but having energy allows you to be more proactive, and being more proactive allows you to manage your energy better, resulting in having more energy (virtuous circle positive feedback loop). Likewise, being overwhelmed and not having energy leads to being reactive, and being reactive interferes with recharging your energy (vicious circle positive feedback loop).
How does this book relate to EQ?
It doesn't directly. Acknowledging the importance of energy acknowledges we are human beings and not rational machines. This is related to the acknowledgement that emotions and feelings are important.
Awareness of others, and awareness of ourselves is important.
What would Jung say about this book?
Well... Jung talks about having "conversations" with the parts of you that are not rational - this might be considered a form of "being at peace with yourself", or "to thine own self be true", or, as noted above, "self awareness". These all lead to less "internal friction", and less friction means less energy wasted, which means more energy left for positive things.
How does this book relate to the adage that introverts gain energy from being alone, while extroverts gain energy from being with others?
Again, as noted above, self awareness is important. Awareness of your energy needs, and awareness of where and how to get recharged.
Some in this book club are introverts. Some find the club useful yet "draining". Some have redefined the club (to themselves) as problem solving, which makes it "recharging" (as opposed to a draining cocktail party).
This hints at the possibility of changing a "draining" activity into a "recharging" activity through "redefinition", as in neural linguistic programming.
Does church recharge energy or drain energy?
Yes.
Self awareness is important.
This raises the rhetorical question of whether weekly recharges are useful/needed in addition to daily and intra-day recharges.
What else caught the minute-keeper's attention?
The "big five" was mentioned as an alternative to Myers-Briggs. Googling these terms resulted in:
https://headstuff.org/topical/science...
https://www.retorio.com/blog/pre-empl...
https://www.prevuehr.com/resources/sc...