Did you ever notice when something is done because a sense of urgency gets foisted upon it, that it often winds up not working out? That something that deserves a lot of research, homework, discussion, debate, consideration… when you ignore those things because “damnit we need action now”, that you wind up with a bigger mess in the end?

If something is truly a good idea, doing it now or later won’t matter all that much. If it allows people to do their homework on it, heck, a good idea will only wind up becoming a better idea, a stronger idea. Why wouldn’t you want people to do their homework, because it only strengthens your cause!

If something is a bad idea, the only way to get people to buy into it is to fool them, don’t let them do homework, don’t let them read, don’t let them research, don’t let them debate and discuss, and insist that if they don’t act now Bad Things™ will happen. Then once you get your way, who cares if it winds up being a stinker… you got your way.

There are some things in life that require urgent response, but most things don’t.  Even in those things that require urgent action, you cannot approach them haphazardly without any knowledge or plan and expect success. False urgency is a tip-off that things may not be as great as they seem.