A shout out to my reader in Ireland! I see your flag every post in my stats. (Howw arrr ye en te emreld isle? Hallooh from Australia!)

When your team is in Emergency Mode, life is thrilling. You feel really “alive”. You have to react quickly, like a jet pilot in a dog fight. Every move could be your last, and simply surviving is awesome!

Yet Emergency Mode causes fatigue. It’s not sustainable in the long-term.

Routine Mode, by contrast, is not thrilling. It’s comforting. You find pleasure in schedules – the morning coffee, the afternoon walk. You’re not flying by the seat of your pants, you’re able to consider the long-term impact you want, and you’re able to put a plan in place.

Some of us are in Emergency Mode, simply because we like the thrills it generates. But it’s not sustainable, and it’s not effective. If you want to be sustainable and effective, you have to spend more time across the line in Routine Mode.