When you try to complete tasks based on your energy level, you become more self aware of when you are at your peak energy and focus. This has the side effect of also building your emotional intelligence on your mood and ability. Take advantage of this. Observe how the food you eat, when you complete a certain activity, or don’t get enough sleep impacts your productivity. Is the loss of half a day of doing something you want to do worth a couple glasses of wine? Every task we complete has a time and energy cost, as well as an impact on our short term goals. If the tasks we choose to do or ignore become a bigger pattern, they start to have a larger impact on our next level goals. So while that one drink, or that one late night seems innocent enough, what is the overall cost if you make it a habit?