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.
David AllenThe 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.
David AllenMost people move actually into high performance in a crisis because that creates the kind of focus that creates high performance.
David Allen