Calmly Coping The Cure for Hurry Sickness
Nov 19, 2025
Explore the concept of hurry sickness and discover how constant rushing impacts mental health and well-being. Learn why slowing down can enhance productivity without sacrificing ambition. Tati shares personal experiences and practical strategies for challenging unconscious beliefs that drive urgency. Tips include embracing single-tasking and taking moments to pause for a more balanced life. Make space to breathe, enjoy the journey, and connect with your goals at a sustainable pace.
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Whiteboard Commitment To Slow Down
- Tati Garcia wrote “I choose to slow down and simplify” on a whiteboard as a daily reminder to change her pace.
- She closed a four-year membership and paused new clients to slow down and regain space.
Ambition Can Mask Chronic Stress
- Ambition often fuels a constant chase for more, which drives hurry sickness and perceived urgency.
- Chronic survival-mode stress makes stopping feel dangerous and keeps people rushing.
Success Doesn’t Require Overdrive
- Beliefs that rushing equals success can be unconsciously reinforced because they produced past results.
- But functioning in overdrive is not the only path to ambition or achievement.