Are You Fully Charged?
The 3 Keys To Energizing Your Work And Life

This is a well researched book full of interesting insights and practical tips about how to improve your work life and daily wellbeing.

Some of the topics it covers include:

• The importance of finding meaning in your work.

"Effective "job crafting" starts by looking at how much time you dedicate to specific tasks that give you energy each day. It also entails looking at the way your relationships at work and your perception of what you do create meaning for others. If you review these three areas, you should be able to build some of your dreams into your current job."

• Why instead of aspiring to be anything you want to be, you should aim to be more of who you already are.

"Think back through your education and career. Identify a few instances when you felt such a positive charge that you lost track of time. Make note of exactly what you were doing and who you were with at these times. Then see if you can bring that into your current work and think about one thing you can do tomorrow to spend more time in your element."

• Why you need to ensure you have many more positive interactions than bad ones in a day.
• Why you are better off spending money on experiences rather than material things.
• Why experiences shared with others are more meaningful than solitary ones.
• How the food you eat influences your energy levels and mood.

"Making the connection between better decisions and my daily energy levels has done far more to change my behavior than all I have learned about longer term health consequences."

• Simple straightforward balanced advice on diet. For example, you are far more likely to eat what you can see in plain view. Organize the foods in your kitchen and pantry so the best choices are most visible and easily accessible.
• Why being sedentary all day is not offset by an hour of exercise.
• The strong correlation between sleep quality and level of performance.

"Four hours of sleep loss produces as much impairment as a six-pack of beer. An entire night of sleep loss is equivalent to a blood alcohol level of 0.19 percent."

• Correlation between sleep quality and immunity to disease.
• Practical tips for sleeping better.

This book presents many interesting findings and research. While you may have heard some of the ideas before (for example that sleep is very important), this books makes some really compelling arguments that hopefully will encourage you to take action.