The matrix is a simple four-quadrant box that answers that helps you separate “urgent” tasks from “important” ones:

• Urgent and Important: Do these tasks as soon as possible
• Important, but not urgent: Decide when you’ll do these and schedule it
• Ur...

Freud differentiates fear, apprehension, and fright as follows:

Fear: This is a response to a specific, identifiable threat or danger. It involves a clear object or situation that causes anxiety.

Apprehension: This refers to a general se...

Instead of committing to getting the requested assignment done as soon as possible, factor in some buffer time and ask for a couple of days or a week. 

This will help you get the work done along with any 'reactive realities' that come up, and it's a win-win if you get it done before the dea...