2 Time & Energy Management

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Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Morning coffee, calendar screaming at my face
Thirty percent strategy, thirty for the team
Twenty tech decisions, twenty keeping pace
Operations humming like a well-oiled machine
But the inbox avalanche buries every plan
Meetings multiply like rabbits in the spring

[Chorus]
Architect your hours, guard them like a vault
Thirty-thirty-twenty-twenty, that's the golden split
Deep work blocks protected, interruptions halt
Peak energy for vision, routine when you're spent
Time flows like water through your fingertips
Energy's the currency that really pays the rent

[Verse 2]
Tuesday morning blocked off, door is sealed tight
Strategic thinking needs unbroken concentration
Afternoon for coaching when your brain feels light
Delegate what others do, eliminate temptation
Only you can set the technical direction
Everything else can find another pair of hands

[Chorus]
Architect your hours, guard them like a vault
Thirty-thirty-twenty-twenty, that's the golden split
Deep work blocks protected, interruptions halt
Peak energy for vision, routine when you're spent
Time flows like water through your fingertips
Energy's the currency that really pays the rent

[Bridge]
Information diet, curate what feeds your mind
Slack notifications silenced, newsletters refined
Office hours posted, boundaries crystallized
Meeting-free Wednesdays, your sanity's reprised

[Verse 3]
Morning sharp for big decisions, afternoon for emails
Energy curves dictate your daily architecture
Delegation framework never fails
What only you can handle versus busy work mixture
Three buckets waiting: do, delegate, delete
Your calendar reflects what matters most

[Final Chorus]
Architect your hours, guard them like a vault
Thirty-thirty-twenty-twenty, that's the golden split
Deep work blocks protected, interruptions halt
Peak energy for vision, routine when you're spent
Time flows like water through your fingertips
Energy's the currency that really pays the rent

[Outro]
CTO mastery lives in how you spend your days
Time and energy aligned show you the ways

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