I had the unenviable task of taking a friend to the airport — an hour and a half away — for a 5 a.m. flight. While driving at 2:30 a.m. through very rural areas, I was surprised at how many lights were on. Barns and farmhouses had spotlights illuminating large areas around them; businesses had lights on their signs and buildings, and billboards continued to display their messages even at that hour.
For most of the trip, I was the only car on the road, yet the lights burned brightly even when no one was there to benefit from it.
Think of where you are expending energy on something that is not seen. Do you need to do all the tasks you are doing? Can you reduce the intervals or frequency of your work? If you stopped doing something, would it be missed?
Metaphorically turning off the lights for a period can save your energy for when your light needs to shine.
