urgent vs Important

What is important is seldom urgent, and what is urgent is seldom important.
– Dwight D. Eisenhower

A good friend once told me of a fond memory from his  childhood. Every Sunday morning, his entire family would get ready to  visit  market  . Everyone would be rushing to get dressed and have breakfast; the whole household would be in complete disarray. When his grandmother saw this, she would say: "Let's slow down so we can get there faster."

This may sound like a paradox, but is in fact great wisdom. Our problem in the modern world is usually going too fast, so slowing down brings us back to moderation. We need to keep this in mind because life seems to be full of due dates, deadlines, and tasks that are "urgent" but not necessarily important. These things become stress factors and build up tension. We force ourselves through them, thinking we are "productive" while unable to see the hairline fractures that are spreading through the wheel of life. At some point, things start falling apart, and we wonder where  we  went wrong .

 How can we know the right speed with which to proceed? There is no magic formula. The only way to discover the natural rhythm and pace is through experience. By living life with awareness, and knowing the  difference  between “ urgent’’ & “important”. .once  when  we  know  this then  we   can  fine  tune the  appropriate speed  and  move  ahead in any given situation. I feel  No one can teach it to you; it is something you need to learn on your own but the  key  point is not  to unnecessary get tensed up and  in  the  bargain loose  the  focus  on  main point .

A lot of us confuse between the urgent and the important and in  fact it  is really  difficult to  know  the  difference .Even people who have been in management roles for years and years in large corporate sometimes succumb to this disease in their professional or personal fronts. Understanding the difference between urgent and important can make a huge impact on the quality and productivity of both your personal and professional life   and of  course What you consider important can differ from what others consider as important.