A group of young men use their phones while riding a scooter through the streets of Hanoi, Vietnam. The pervasive need to be constantly connected and responsive, also known as urgency culture, can cause heightened stress levels, reckless behavior, reduced productivity, and compromised mental well-being. If you always respond immediately to texts, it might be time for a shift in mindset. We asked experts for some strategies to combat urgency culture. In an increasingly fast-paced and hyperconnected world that rewards immediacy, urgency culture blurs the line between what is truly important and what is not. At work, this could involve handling frequent last-minute requests, unrealistic deadlines or workload, and the expectation to be reachable even after hours.
A group of young men use their phones while riding a scooter through the streets of Hanoi, Vietnam. The pervasive need to be constantly connected and responsive, also known as urgency culture , can cause heightened stress levels, reckless behavior, reduced productivity, and compromised mental well-being .If you always respond immediately to texts, it might be time for a shift in mindset. We asked experts for some strategies to combat urgency culture .
The constant rush and the unspoken expectation to always be “on” professionally and personally can create a state of heightened alertness. This hypervigilance significantly increases stress and anxiety, says Joel Frank, a Los Angeles-based clinical psychologist and owner ofreport, nearly a quarter of adults report feeling high levels of stress post-pandemic, marking a 19 percent increase since 2019.
Setting clear expectations in personal and professional relationships can also help plan, prioritize, and problem-solve without inducing false urgency, says Peter Economou, director of the Behavioral Health and Sport Psychology program at Rutgers University and author of the Establishing clear boundaries, including digital ones, is also crucial to avoid false urgency resulting from unreasonable expectations, overcommitting, and multitasking.
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