Why Everything Feels Like An Emergency

About this episode

This episode discusses the modern sense of urgency and its impact on mental health and calmness.

Urgency used to mean something. A fire. A phone call in the middle of the night. Now it sounds like notifications, red dots, and emails that say “just checking in.” Nothing is actually wrong, and yet everything feels immediate. This is why urgency has become our default setting, why calm feels harder to access, and why your nervous system doesn’t know how to stand down anymore. Go to https://www.covesmart.com and use code MOTIVATED to get an additional 10% off your first order. New here? I’m Scott 👋 I walked away from $1.7M in equity to chase my entrepreneurial dreams. Bold or stupid? Still TBD. Now I make videos about mastering your mindset, building better habits, and actually enjoying the process. No fluff, no guru nonsense, just philosophy, psychology, and a few jokes about dodging existential dread. Please subscribe so my wife doesn’t make me go back to a “real” job. Get more stuff from me: ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Newsletter⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠ Credits: Produced by ya boi. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Scott Lynch

Topics covered

• urgency
• mental health
• nervous system
• calmness
• entrepreneurship

Keywords

• urgency
• nervous system
• calm
• notifications
• mental health

Sponsors

Cove Smart

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