It's only when we realize that life is taking us nowhere that it begins to have meaning. I love that adrenaline rush. When I don't feel it, I feel bored. I don't really feel like I'm working unless there's an urgent deadline. A woman attorney recently expressed these sentiments to me.
Urgency is the norm in legal practice.
You are expected to overwork and probably have come to expect yourself to be constantly busy. These days, the more urgent the project the more important it seems to us as well as to others. Adrenaline is a source of energy - as it rushes through your blood stream you feel exhilarated. And every time you effectively solve a crisis you feel successful, competent and valued. Urgency can provide a great temporary high.