Another principle in the energy section is that All…
Another principle in the energy section is that All tasks need energy expended on their behalf. To the extent that a task can be automated, that conserves energy and allows you to keep that energy for other tasks. To the extent that an individual creates habits, those habits conserve energy because it is an automation of the tasks.
— from Expanding Your Range (Growth/Change/Education/Learning/Habit)
In the book
It is an automation. As Whitehead observed, civilization itself advances by extending the number of important operations we can perform without thinking about them — and the same is true of a life, because every task you automate frees up energy for the tasks that still need your full mind. That is the gift. […] Become the person you intend to be. Act like that person consistently until the act becomes the self; decide how you'll behave before the hard moment arrives; and use every clean slate — a new year, a new start — as a launch point for the habit you want. Trust the daily over the dramatic. What you do every day matters more than what you do once in a while; automate the routine so your energy is free for what matters; and master the basics rather than chasing shortcuts. Stay a student of the world. Read widely to borrow other people's experience; learn by doing, not only by reading; ask those ahead of you what they wish they'd known; and question everything, passing each claim through a sieve before you keep it. — Expanding Your Range (Growth/Change/Education/Learning/Habit)