Jim Loehr is a performance psychologist and author. Tony Schwartz is an American journalist and business book author.
In The Power of Full Engagement, Schwartz and Loehr make the argument that people need to match their energy to a task in order to excel. To them, managing time isn’t nearly as important as managing how you invest your energy:
“Every one of our thoughts, emotions, and behaviors has an energy consequence. The ultimate measure of our lives is not how much time we spend on the planet, but rather how much energy we invest in the time that we have.”
In the book, they discuss four key management principles that help people drive performance . This is what they say:
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There always seems to be more to do than time permits. Even when you know how to manage your time, it can often feel like it isn’t enough.
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