Capacity: Knowing your limits. Ep. 23

Flourishing Flame: from Burning Out to Burning Bright

March 25, 2024

Flourishing Flame: From Burning Out to Burning Bright

Ep. 23: Capacity: Knowing your limits

You know that feeling you get when you have more on your plate than you can comfortably handle? Or maybe you feel completely overwhelmed and you’re just in survival mode. These are signs you may have extended yourself past your capacity.

Your capacity is the limit of what you are able to contain, or what you are able to produce. It is unique to each person and situation and is linked to our energy and our motivation. When other aspects of our lives (for example, our values) are in proper alignment, we find ourselves more motivated, with more energy, and therefore with a higher capacity for work and enjoyment. The reverse is also true. If you are making decisions that are not aligned with your personal values, you can find yourself feeling low on motivation and energy, and therefore with less capacity.

Knowing our own capacity is important. If we don’t know our own limits, we risk overcommitting and burning out, or undercommitting and never really knowing our full potential. None of us can do everything, so knowing our capacity can inform us on when to say yes (and no) and how to manage our valuable time, energy, and resources.

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