The non-spoons energy model
May. 7th, 2008 11:18![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
torquillWater flow: 2
Reservoir size: 6
Crack severity: 1
I'm not sure I ever actually explained this one. Each category is out of 10. "Water flow" is how fast my energy replenishes after doing something; high is good. "Reservoir size" reflects my overall stamina: ignoring refill rate, how many things can I do in a short period before I run out of energy? Again, high is good. "Crack severity" takes into account anything which is sabotaging me at the moment -- inflammation, stress, hormones, being sick, and so on. The lower the better, as the more severe the crack in the reservoir, the fewer things I can do before it all runs dry. A higher crack severity than water flow means I'm rapidly headed for a crash, even if I'm not doing much.
So today is... slow. I have a decent amount of stamina, but I'd better not do things too quickly or I'll run out my energy before it has a chance to replenish. Nothing is really putting a drain on me at the moment, fortunately, so I'm just taking my time and being careful. The main thing is to take my activity level down to something my "water flow" level can handle.
Sleep resets the values, but obviously there are factors that influence it from day to day. There are too many variables for prediction, sadly.
Reservoir size: 6
Crack severity: 1
I'm not sure I ever actually explained this one. Each category is out of 10. "Water flow" is how fast my energy replenishes after doing something; high is good. "Reservoir size" reflects my overall stamina: ignoring refill rate, how many things can I do in a short period before I run out of energy? Again, high is good. "Crack severity" takes into account anything which is sabotaging me at the moment -- inflammation, stress, hormones, being sick, and so on. The lower the better, as the more severe the crack in the reservoir, the fewer things I can do before it all runs dry. A higher crack severity than water flow means I'm rapidly headed for a crash, even if I'm not doing much.
So today is... slow. I have a decent amount of stamina, but I'd better not do things too quickly or I'll run out my energy before it has a chance to replenish. Nothing is really putting a drain on me at the moment, fortunately, so I'm just taking my time and being careful. The main thing is to take my activity level down to something my "water flow" level can handle.
Sleep resets the values, but obviously there are factors that influence it from day to day. There are too many variables for prediction, sadly.
