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the gap between thought and action, daring you to close it
means A strong, often sudden impulse or desire to do something; or, as a verb, to push or strongly encourage someone toward an action.
from From Latin urgēre, 'to press, push, drive,' the same root that pressures the words 'urgent' and 'urge' alike. Entering English in the 1500s, it carried that physical sense of shoving forward — and never quite lost it; an urge still feels like something pressing at your back.
- brain origin
- Primal impulses fire before conscious thought catches up
- willpower drains
- Resisting urges literally depletes mental glucose
- the wave
- Most cravings peak and crash within 20 minutes
- latin root
- From urgere, meaning to press or drive
- survival kit
- Hunger and fear are urges keeping you alive
for instance
the urge incontinence — american rock band formed in 1989 in st. louis, known for funk-rock fusion
urge overkill — chicago alternative rock band active since 1986, famous for 'sister christian' cover