What counts is not so much whether a person actually achieves what they set out to do; rather it matters whether effort has been expended to reach the goal, instead of being diffused or wasted.*
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

You can’t save today’s energy for
the next day – tomorrow
comes with its own vivacity;
And if we need a guarantee of
success before we begin then we’ll
never embark on much of anything.

Here are some playful ways in which to
engage our energy:
Curiosity, turning into
observation, but then
moving on to notice more, before turning to
thoughtfulness, resulting in making something
skilfully* –
Which may or may not be just
what you had in mind,
And you may also find that you’ve increased
your energy for tomorrow.

*Mihaly Ciskszentmihalyi’s Flow;
**Rohit Bhargava’s five steps for innovation and creativity are: Curiosity, Observation, Fickleness (not over-focusing on one thing), Thoughtfulness, and Elegance: Non Obvious 2019).