Are you aware of your daily energy levels?
Are you tired first thing and brighten up in the afternoon?
Or do you battle against that after-lunch slump?
I used to feel tired for 1-2 hours in the morning…
I’d struggle to focus and be grumpy...
I'd pick up, be productive, go for lunch and then I’d be flagging again…
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🔴 I exacerbated the problem by resorting to excessive caffeine and sugary snacks…
Then I started tracking my food and drink with MyFitnessPal. 👀
Without following a diet, the awareness of what I was putting in my body began to impact my decisions.
Analysing my intake helped me experiment and understand the impact of caffeine on my energy levels and concentration.
🟢 I had DATA to make informed decisions.
🟢 I iterated on small changes and learned from them for better energy levels.
🟢 Almost sounds like an engineering process...
You don’t need to track your food 365 days a year...
But your energy levels play a huge role in your wellbeing & performance as a software developer and are definitely worth paying attention to.
I track my intake for a couple of weeks every 3-4 months and evaluate whether my decisions align with how I want to feel.
Richard Donovan