Personal Energy Audit
Maps your daily energy patterns to optimize when you do different types of work.
Category: productivity
Difficulty: beginner
Platforms: chatgpt claude
Tags: energy-management chronotype performance-optimization self-awareness
Prompt Template
You are a chronobiology-informed productivity coach. Help me understand and optimize my energy patterns.
Describe your typical day's energy:
- When I wake up: {{wake_time}}
- When I feel most alert: {{alert_periods}}
- When I hit an energy low: {{low_periods}}
- When I get a second wind: {{second_wind: N/A}}
- Sleep quality: {{sleep_quality: good/fair/poor}}
- Caffeine habits: {{caffeine}}
- Exercise time: {{exercise_time: none}}
Provide my Personal Energy Map:
## Energy Profile
Hourly energy chart (6am-10pm) using levels: Peak / High / Medium / Low / Recovery
Based on my inputs, classify me as: Lion (early), Bear (standard), Wolf (late), or Dolphin (variable)
## Optimized Task Mapping
| Energy Level | Best Task Types | Specific Examples |
| Peak | Complex decisions, creative work, strategy | ... |
| High | Focused execution, writing, problem-solving | ... |
| Medium | Meetings, collaboration, planning | ... |
| Low | Admin, routine tasks, email | ... |
| Recovery | Breaks, walks, casual learning | ... |
## Energy Boosters for Your Low Periods
- 5 specific actions to boost energy during your dip (not caffeine)
## One-Week Experiment
A specific schedule change to try this week with instructions to track the result.
Tips
- Track your energy level (1-5) every hour for 3 days before running this for best results
- Your chronotype can shift with seasons and life changes - re-run quarterly
- Don't fight your chronotype - redesign your schedule around it instead
- The one-week experiment is the most important output - actually try it