Comments on: The Difference Between Panic and Urgency

By: Tenacious and Oblivious

Tenacious and Oblivious — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 13:01:42 +0000

[...] is “Fear is the mindkiller” and many people get confused and don’t understand the difference between panic and urgency (where panic is just a more extreme version of [...]

By: Startup Toolbox » Blog Archive » Urgency vs. Panic in Bike Racing and Software Licensing

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:42:18 +0000

[...] the beginning of this year Brad Feld posted a terrific piece on the Difference Between Panic and Urgency. The concept- that urgency is the steady, relentless pursuit of a goal while panic is [...]

By: How Success Makes You Complacent — CornerBirch

How Success Makes You Complacent — CornerBirch — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 00:09:07 +0000

[...] Feld rehashed an email he received, describing urgency as "relentlessness, steadiness and the purposeful pursuit of a [...]

By: panic versus urgency « Business Marketplace 360

panic versus urgency « Business Marketplace 360 — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 17:42:55 +0000

[...] http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2009/01/the-difference-between-panic-and-urgency.html [...]

By: Oren Michels

Oren Michels — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 11:57:54 +0000

Thanks, Brad – I sent it to the entire Mashery team as well. Understanding the difference between panic and urgency – and embracing the latter while avoiding the former – is sine qua non if you're going to have a successful startup.

By: Sean Murphy

Sean Murphy — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 20:56:18 +0000

One quote I try and bear in mind when I feel myself start to panic is “It May Look Like a Crisis, But It’s Only the End of An Illusion” which is “Rhonda’s First Revelation” from Gerald Weinberg’s book Secrets of Consulting

By: Remain Aggressive « 2-Speed

Remain Aggressive « 2-Speed — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 16:32:53 +0000

[...] sure you respond instead of react, you never panic (check out Brad Feld’s excellent post on The Difference Between Panic and Urgency), but mostly, you make sure that every move you make is calculated and thought through. No [...]

By: Perry Hewitt

Perry Hewitt — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 02:24:04 +0000

Sound advice. Transmitting urgency without boiling over into anxiety/panic/anger is a challenge as many families face unprecedented (in their lifetimes) financial declines. The Mint data released today[1] was a good reminder how whole lifestyles have shifted, and it's easy to see that fear/frustration seep into the workplace. Maintaining steadiness and purging the irrelevant (even if "you've always done it that way") seem the best way to stay the course. [1] http://venturebeat.com/2009/01/30/mint-shows-rece...

By: Bill Mosby

Bill Mosby — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 02:20:29 +0000

Nice little writeup on the subject. Kind of reminds me of my experience recently of stomping out one belatedly-discovered bug in my iPhone App just before it appeared in the App Store. Didn't panic that time, but I have all too frequently in times past.

By: John Ball

John Ball — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 23:55:10 +0000

Thanks for this Brad. I twittered this same message to my friends and colleagues earlier today.

There is a scene in the original Posieden Adventure, after the ship turns completely upside down in the middle of the biggest ocean on earth and people are literally falling from what was the floor to the ceiling while screaming at the top of their lungs about the damage and the ensuing threat. Gene Hackman jumps up and yells – "now, everyone, don't panic" before he leads them to safety – which of course takes the entire movie.

We need more Gene Hackmans jumping up and reminding everyone not to panic.