Hurry Now - and Stop

Sat in a meeting right now. It’s a good one – focused but free-flowing and we’re achieving a lot. But even so – I’m beginning to get twitchy and thinking about the end instead of focusing on the here and now – which is why I’ve started writing my blog under the pretence of taking notes.

I know this problem – finding it hard to concentrate on one thing at a time, always moving onto the next thing – is one that many of us have. There’s even a name for it – hurry sickness. Isn’t that a great phrase? But it’s not a great thing to have as it can lead to serious wellbeing problems.

You and Your Heart
Cardiologists Meyer Friedman and Ray Rosenman coined the term for a group of their patients who were at high risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) in 1974. Their findings, the results of 10 years research into heart disease, were very simple. They discovered that uptight, highly stressed people (known as Type A’s) are more prone to heart attacks. Later, they carried out a randomized study of over 3,000 healthy men and found that Type A’s were approximately twice as likely to suffer the future incidence of CHD as non Type As. Their results were published in the 1974 book Type A Behaviour and Your Heart. Their findings were confirmed by a number of other investigators.

If you think you might be a Type A, or have Hurry Sickness then this article will help you.

What to do?
My advice? Be here now. Focus completely on what you do while you’re doing it. Give your attention to here, now. Or, as someone once wisely remarked, 'Take time to smell the roses.'

So – am I hurry sick? No. I’ve just been in this room too long – three hours now and it’s time to go ... please...