In the trenches of building anything meaningful, problems come at you fast. Some deserve your full attention, but many are fires you can let burn for a while. The ability to tell the difference, and the discipline to delay solving certain problems, separates frantic leaders from focused ones. Do not let urgent but unimportant issues dominate your headspace. That does not mean you ignore real problems; it means you prioritize the ones that are both urgent and important. One practical way to keep perspective is to create a “fires burning” list that you revisit once a month with your leadership team, giving you a place to park the issues that matter eventually but do not need to consume today.