Urgency "Madness" Sandwich of Activity

Not all things that are broken get the attention that is needed.  It depends on the degree of brokenness and the urgency of the issue. And how many times have we heard of someone dismissing what they thought was a small issue for it to become a much bigger and costly one later?  It's been said that time is the currency with which our life is running (and we exchange time for money).  Those things in our life that have the most time urgency get the most attention on the calendar. How much urgency, and in some cases emergency, is attached to a specific item, whether a concrete action or abstract thought, determines how quickly it is realized.  If I accidentally fall off the ladder and break my leg while cleaning out the gutters, my attention towards the leaves is immediately disregarded to address the more urgent and painful limb. Urgency dictates our intentions and actions, and thus our use of time.  In my example, disregarding the leaves was the priority so that there wasn't a permanent leaving of bone to bone. The more urgent a task becomes the sooner it becomes accomplished.  

In our use of time we need to give attention to the appropriate urgency.  I'm also learning that we must consider emotions so that a specific and healthy response is taken.  Not all emotional responses are good. But if it helps in overcoming inactivity then consider it good.  An impression without expression can lead to depression (inactivity or passivity). We want to use our time well, so as not to be run by the tyranny of the urgent nor fall into passivity because we aren't listening to our emotions. Let me give a personal example.

I can get pretty upset over things that are broken--like an injured body part or damaged car.  I could be mad because I want things to work just right, in a perfectionistic and superficial way, which I admit.  But there is a higher motivational response that is triggered from heaven that I'm also echoing.  God created everthing well. And when he was done with creation he called it good.  When creation and all that is within is operating the way its design, it is good. This is what God likes and I like it too.  When things don't work the way that God intended, it's okay to be upset and even mad.  We usually get mad over things that aren't right.  I'm learning how to convert my negative reactions to superfluous brokenness and turn it into a positive emotion of anger towards injustice and lack of health in people's bodies to stir me in more fervent prayers. 

Emotions can help us to identity what things upon which to personally respond and take proper action.  There are lessons for us on how to be stewards of all emotions, even anger, so that we can have right responses that imitate God's heart and will in all situations.

So if you have been tracking with me, we are learning to live our life by the urgency of the hour and avoid the tyranny of the urgent.  We are also learning to use the healthy emotions of our soul to provide motivational and actual steps of activity.  What are the usual urgent tasks in your life that either yield greater or less fruitfulness? What do you often get mad over and could that be an indicator towards how you should use your time?  What other ingredients would you add to this productivity sandwich? What items aid ones ability to make good use of time?