Hacking Our Way Out of Our Energy Sinkholes

There does seem to be quite a bit of information on the internet about energy drains. From Lifehacker, we have this nice little post about sinkholes and how to cope with them:

Energy sinkholes are situations that repeatedly drain your energy and stress you out. There are plenty of good reasons to invest your energy, so don’t waste your attention on a sinkhole. Unfortunately, it is often hard to see sinkholes since they rarely cause a drain all at once. Instead they slowly leech away at your lifeforce until your stressed, depressed and apathetic.

The best way to get out of these sinkholes is to get a routine. Having a preplanned method to handle these problems can keep your mind focused on more important things.

Here are the big seven that may be stealing from you right now:

1. Disorganization
2. Poor Diet and Lack of Exercise
3. Problem Contacts
4. Focusing on Your Weaknesses
5. Squeaky Hinges
6. Blog/E-Mail/Facebook Addiction
7. Pleasing People