How to Manage Energy Not Time: Dr. Diana Hill on Wise Effort | EP 758

What if the problem isn’t time management, but how you manage your energy?

In this episode of Passion Struck, I sit down with psychologist Diana Hill to explore why energy management often matters more than time management—and how psychological flexibility can help you focus your effort on what truly matters.

Drawing from her new book, Wise Effort: How to Focus Your Genius Energy on What Matters Most, Diana shares a transformative idea: Burnout often stems from directing your energy in ways misaligned with your values.

We explore why high achievers often feel drained despite being productive, how “genius energy” can become either a strength or a liability, and how Acceptance and Commitment Therapy offers practical tools for shifting from urgency-driven striving to values-based action.

We also dive into Diana’s powerful metaphors—from birds flying into windows to living from the back of the heart—and how small shifts in awareness can open entirely new ways of living.

If you’ve ever felt exhausted while doing all the “right” things… this conversation will help you rethink effort itself.

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In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• Why managing energy often matters more than managing time
• How psychological flexibility helps prevent burnout
• What Diana Hill means by Wise Effort—and how to practice it
• How to identify when your strengths are becoming liabilities
• The three-step method: Get Curious, Open Up, and Refocus
• How “genius energy” can help you align effort with your deepest values
• Why the path forward may require looking for a different open door—not flying harder at the same window

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