"It is essential to release humanity from the false fixations of yesterday which seem now to bind it to a rationale of action leading only to extinction."

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The important task rarely must be done today, or even this week...But the urgent task calls for instant action...The momentary appeal of these tasks seems irresistible and important, and they devour our energy. But in the light of time's perspective, their deceptive prominence fades; with a sense of loss we recall the vital tasks we pushed aside. We realize we've become slaves to the tyranny of the urgent.

— Charles Hummel