Method

Energy audit: must-vs-want, parking lot, fresh day

Ask whether the BODY can carry what the HEAD signed up for. Keep a 'parking lot' for what you consciously won't do, and start each day from zero.

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A few levers for managing energy:

• ‘Parking lot’ — a list of tasks you consciously accept won’t happen this week; accepting what you WON’T do reduces guilt and mental churn. • ‘Your head thinks the body can do more than it can’ — ask whether the body will actually carry what you just signed up for. • ‘Must because I must’ vs ‘must because I want’ — want-tasks fuel energy for the hard ones; strip them away and the motivation to get up tomorrow collapses. • ‘Tomorrow is a new game’ — don’t roll undone tasks into a guilt pile; wipe the board and design the next day from zero.

Helps with

Symptom

Energy and burnout

C · weak / preliminary

Parking lot + must-vs-want + 'fresh day' protect energy and cut guilt.

Resources & links

6 sources

What the research says

Scientific grade verified against the literature. No entries = no direct studies (graded from mechanism/experience).

What the grade means

A A — strongest evidence: meta-analyses or RCTs directly confirm it works (or, for diagnostic tools, strong validation of accuracy).

B B — good evidence: a single RCT, or a strong mechanism with supporting studies.

C C — weak / preliminary: a plausible mechanism, but few direct, controlled tests.

D D — no evidence: theory or isolated anecdotes, no studies.

Applies to: ADHD Autism AuDHD