We seem to be enlivened in areas where we are the most comfortable.
We are energized where we feel natural. And, these tend to be areas that make us feel alive.
Conversely, we seem to feel tired or depleted in areas where we are less comfortable, ill at ease, or out of our element. Perhaps, at least in part, because these are areas where we have to work harder.
The same thing can sound 'fun' to some people and 'tiring' to others. Many times, what sounds like fun or energizing are tshings we enjoy because they are familiar to us. We understand them, how they work, how things will likely turn out. Where these things are more unknown - less familiar - we feel less comfortable and, often, more shut down.
My observations of myself and others is that this works pretty consistently in both our external and internal worlds.
