Hi, we've got three stories from curiosity

dot com to help it get smarter in just a few minutes. I'm Cody Gough.

And I'm Ashley Hamer. Today you learn how your music playlist might reveal

whether you're a psychopath, a trick for being productive by managing your energy, and will

bust a common myth about traditional marriages from the 1950s.

Let's discuss some curiosity.

Cody, what's your like best productivity tip that you love to use that always works for you?

Honestly getting enough sleep.

Yeah. That's what I did. What's your, what's your trick?

I like to give myself little rewards. Like if I finish this thing then I get to watch an episode of Netflix or I get to have a snack.

Something like that. That works pretty well. That's good. Yeah. Well today we've got a

productivity hack for you. Try managing your energy instead of your time. This

comes from Tony Schwartz, CEO of the Energy Project. His organization has worked with companies like Google, Coca-Cola, Microsoft, and Facebook

to improve culture, morale, and productivity using experience-tested techniques.

The Energy Project breaks down human energy into four types, physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual.

Schwartz went through the process with more than a hundred employees at Wachovia Bank in 2006, and participants outperformed their

bank employee co-workers by 20%.

So here's how to focus on each type of energy.

Nutrition, exercise, and sleep are the pillars of physical energy.

So to start, make sure you're not skipping breakfast or exercise or working too late and

get enough sleep.

That'll give you a lot more energy during the day.

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