The reason that deadline actually can work very well for you is what it forces you to do is make decisions.
My opinion is that anybody offended by breastfeeding is staring too hard
Anything that does not belong where it is, is an "open loop" pulling on your attention.
Distracting reactions about anything undermine a clear mind about anything else.
In Ireland we have a very old saying, When you can see the mountains it's going to rain and when you can't see the mountains it's raining.
Most people move actually into high performance in a crisis because that creates the kind of focus that creates high performance.