Acting Is Better than Reacting

Reaction implies a reflexive movement that wasn't necessarily planned or anticipated. Reactions, in my book, aren't generally desirable.

On the other hand, responses are often necessary. While a response and reaction may sound synonymous, they really aren't.

A response is an action that is often anticipated. Even when it isn't, it is a strategic approach to an issue that is based on experience, practice, or training to be able to offer the best or most appropriate way of addressing or working with the issue at hand. It often is thought-out or planned ahead of time.

A reaction is often a spur-of-the-moment, seat-of-the-pants, shoot-from-the-hip way of just attacking an issue without a clear idea of a possible outcome.

If we act correctly when faced with an issue, we don't have to re-act.

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