🎣 The Fishing Tide Secret to Doing Your Best Work
The Fishing Tide Rule
Fishermen know one thing: you only catch big fish when the tide is moving fast.
That 45-minute window of rushing water is when all the action happens.
Your Brain Works the Same Way
Big ideas and breakthroughs happen at energy extremes - not in the boring middle.
- High energy moments: difficult conversations, physical challenges, pushing hard
- Low energy moments: quiet reflection after expending effort
The Problem with 'Medium Energy' Work
Sitting at a computer all day at steady, medium energy = fishing in slack tide.
You only catch small fish - and that's exactly the work AI is replacing.
Learn to oscillate between high and low energy to do your best work.
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