The call came in and suddenly three emergencies were unfolding at the same moment, all of them waiting on me. For a few seconds I just froze, staring at the map, feeling the sheer number of lives hanging on what I did next. Everyone thinks I'm the calm one; they don't see me lock up.
More people experience this than they realize.
When too many things depend on you at once, you freeze under the sheer size of it.
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.