Domain: Stress & Threat Activation 3-5 min read Updated: 2026-01-15

The Space That Appears Around Urgency

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Urgency no longer

fills the frame.

Space appears

around it.

The pressure loses

its central position,

becoming one element

among many.

This decentering

changes everything.

You can notice urgency

without being pulled

by it.

Let the margin

remain wide.

Safety grows

when urgency

is not the loudest

voice in the room.

De-center urgency with DojoWell.

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Frequently Asked Questions

The deadline is still there, but it feels further away somehow. Why?

"Space is Appearing Around Urgency." As you regulate, the "Meaning Density" of the crisis begins to settle. In the Meaning Density Model™, urgency previously occupied 100% of your internal space. Now, there is a "Buffer Zone" around it. The task hasn't changed, but your Integrator has regained enough room to breathe. This "Space" allows you to look at the urgency without being consumed by it.

How does having "space around urgency" help me get things done?

It prevents "Panic-Driven Action." When urgency has no space, you act from the Threat system (fast/sloppy). When space appears, you act from the Narrative system (deliberate/coherent). DojoWell teaches that this "Buffer" is where your "Executive Function" lives. By maintaining the space around the urgency, you ensure that your response is high-quality and doesn't create new "Error Loops" that you'll have to fix later.

The Space That Appears Around Urgency