This article examines the evolutionary and neurological origins of human urgency — the persistent sense that time is scarce, that things must be done immediately, and that slowness is dangerous. Drawing on evolutionary psychology, cortisol research, FOMO studies, and attention economics, five evolutionary drivers of urgency are identified: the survival advantage of rapid threat response; the scarcity heuristic applied to time; social comparison and status anxiety; the dopamine cycle of task completion; and the modern information environment's exploitation of all four. The consequences of chronic urgency for health, decision-making, and relationship quality are examined. The Vedic concept of Kala — time as sacred, cyclical, and inherently abundant rather than scarce — is presented as the philosophical antidote to the urgency trap. Practical evidence-based strategies for recalibrating the urgency response are provided.
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