Energy Recovery Protocols

Burnout usually isn't about working too much — it's about recovering too little. The good news: the rituals you already built double as recovery anchors, so you mostly need to add one piece in the middle.

• Morning: your bookend ritual is the first recovery anchor — protect it.
• Midday: add a real lunch away from screens, outdoors if you can.
• Evening: the shutdown ritual is your last anchor of the day.

The key is that recovery is a daily need, not a weekend errand — you can't run empty Monday to Friday and refill it all on Saturday.