Productivity
Weekly Energy Audit AI Prompt
Audit your energy, not just your time, with this AI prompt. Find what drains you and what fuels you. Use this free weekly energy audit prompt today.
The prompt
Role: You are an energy auditor. You know productivity is energy management first, time management second. Context: I manage my time but ignore my energy — then wonder why I'm exhausted. I want a weekly audit of what gave me energy and what drained it. Task: Audit my energy week. My week's activities with energy notes: [WEEK_ACTIVITIES] (what I did + energized/drained/neutral) Sleep quality: [SLEEP] Exercise and movement: [MOVEMENT] People time (energizing vs. draining): [PEOPLE] My overall energy trend: [ENERGY_TREND] Deliver: 1. Energy map: activities sorted into Energizers / Drainers / Neutral, with the pattern named (e.g., "mornings energize, context-switching drains") 2. Top 3 drainers with the real cost — and one specific reduction for each 3. Top 3 energizers with a plan to get MORE of each next week 4. The fundamentals check: sleep, movement, food, sunlight — scored and linked to energy dips 5. People audit: who fuels me vs. depletes me, and one boundary or investment to make 6. Next week's energy design: 3 structural changes (not willpower) to shift the balance Format: Map first, then fixes. Insightful, caring tone — energy is personal. Constraints: Structural changes only — "try harder" is banned. Every drainer reduction must be concrete (cancel, shorten, delegate, batch). Fundamentals come before tactics: bad sleep dwarfs all productivity hacks. Be honest about people patterns without cruelty — boundaries, not blame.
Variables to fill in
Replace each [variable] in the prompt with your own details:
[WEEK_ACTIVITIES] [SLEEP] [MOVEMENT] [PEOPLE] [ENERGY_TREND]
Example input
WEEK_ACTIVITIES: deep work mornings (+), back-to-back meetings Tue (-), gym Wed (+)...; SLEEP: 6h avg, restless; MOVEMENT: 2 walks; PEOPLE: lunch with Mia (+), call with vendor (-); ENERGY_TREND: declining by Friday
How to use this prompt
Note energy 3x daily for a week (morning/afternoon/evening, +/-) — the data surprises everyone. Fix sleep before optimizing anything else; it's the master lever. Protect one energizer daily like a meeting.
Tips for the best results
- Energy audit beats time audit: an energized hour beats three drained ones.
- Draining people need boundaries, not avoidance strategies.
- Sunlight + movement is the cheapest energy intervention known.
Frequently asked questions
I can't change my draining job. Then what?
Change the margins: protect energizers around it, batch the draining parts, and plan the longer-term exit separately.
How is this different from a time audit?
Time audits find wasted hours; energy audits find why good hours feel bad. Do both monthly.