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How to show up energised when you're completely drained

2026-01-23 · Short · Ali · recording, 1:09 · watch on YouTube

Topic: Productivity and time (also: Relationships and personal life) · mode: Explanation and tutorial

In a Short, Ali says the way to show up with good energy when tired is to fake being high energy, which at some point makes you more energised; he passes on a relationship therapist's tip to greet your spouse with "honey I'm home" energy.

What is said

The parts of the video and what is said in each (★ — how much it matters to the video).

00:00:00 — Faking high energy, for example when greeting someone at the office

  • ★★ To show up with good energy when tired, Ali says, fake being high energy: at a certain point faking it translates into actually being more energised. — 00:00:00
  • ★ Ali advises greeting someone who comes into the office effusively even if you do not feel like talking: people who do not know you well probably cannot tell whether the high energy is faked. (hedged) — 00:00:00

00:00:29 — A relationship therapist's tip: come home with "honey I'm home" energy

  • ★★ Ali passes on a relationship therapist's tip for a successful marriage: when you get home from work, take a second to centre yourself and enter with effusive "honey I'm home" energy rather than "I'm so tired", even if you are tired. — 00:00:29
  • ★★ According to the relationship therapist Ali cites, faking enthusiasm when greeting your spouse even when tired directly adds energy to you and your spouse and makes everything feel nicer. — 00:00:29
  • ★ Ali says this does not mean never showing that you are tired, but at the moment of greeting someone you can always fake being more effusive than you feel. — 00:00:58

Threads in this video

  • refine · How do you have more energy during the day? — To show up with good energy when tired, Ali says, fake being high energy: at a certain point faking it translates into actually being more energised. (00:00:00)
  • refine · How do you keep a relationship healthy? — Ali passes on a relationship therapist's tip for a successful marriage: when you get home from work, take a second to centre yourself and enter with effusive "honey I'm home" energy rather than "I'm so tired", even if you are tired. (00:00:29)

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relationship therapy

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