The problem is, is when your focus is created by a crisis, then the frontal lobe shuts down essentially, the frontal cortex which is your intuitive intelligence. So you get very clever and very stupid in a crisis. Also, you pump adrenalin into your body from what you - physiologically you'll crash.

It was helpful to be able to call a lawyer...it turns out, that not only did they help me, but they really helped the whole community.

I think positive stress is actually a good thing. It's sort of the stretch goal "Wow, let me see how much faster I can run" or "Let me see how many more ideas I can generate in five minutes."

A successful executive is one that solves bigger problems than he/she creates.

Your brain has an in-built mechanism for finding patterns you've programmed because of where you've put your attention. Solutions, innovations, and success come not from greater intelligence or creativity but from what we notice because of where we point those attributes

Procastination is not about not doing is about not doing and feeling crappy.

The real issue is how to make appropriate choices about what to do at any point in time. The real issue is how we manage actions.