Think before you respond. I.E. - Don’t be Reactive
Habit 1 of the 7 Effective Habits: Be Proactive
❓ Humanity exists between stimulus and response.
Reacting without thinking is being reactive. If you have the ability to respond how you like to the external stimuli, you can rise above it. Cutely, Stephen calls the ability to respond your “responsibility”.
Marshall Goldsmith’s book Triggers talks a lot about this concept with his idea of AIWATT.
Dan Harris’s book 10% Happier also talks about how Meditation helps you separate reaction from response.