One of the lessons of life we need to learn is the difference between what is important and what is urgent. It is a lesson that I am still trying to learn. It is essential that we get this because if we always live our life in urgent mode then we really don’t live. Life in urgent mode is always life in response to crisis. The more urgency we have in our lives the less we are focused on what is important.
Urgent things are stressful. Living life in urgent mode can also be adrenaline driven. We feel useful or validated when we go around putting out fires all the time. It makes us feel powerful. We become a super-hero that flies in and saves the day. The problem is super-hero’s are always lonely people.
Living life in urgency mode is also a good excuse for not dealing with the important things in your life. How many people have you spoken with at the end of their life say that they wish they had spent more time at the office?
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