Have you ever moved or changed something, and even though logically you know it isn’t there, you still reach for it? At our house, we recently had to remove the oven handle. Guess what we used that handle for in our kitchen? Like many households, we hung our kitchen towels there.
Over and over again, I have found myself “ghosted” by the towel that was no longer there. This situation has incited quite a few “AHHHH responses.” Many of us know this moment. It happens as we “check out” and go into an “Auto-Pilot” mode due to a high volume of repetition in anything.
The “AHHHH response” is quite normal in life and happens anytime our “norm” gets shaken up. As humans, we search for a way to be comfortable. Since the beginning of time, our ancestors have created shelter to keep us warm, dry, and safe from the environment. We are creatures of comfort and habit, and when these get disturbed, we are going to respond with an “AHHHH.”
The definition of the word response in biology is “any behavior of a living organism that results from an external or internal stimulus.” Similar to cause and effect, there will be an action, followed up by a reaction. This reaction or response can be divided into two categories, known tactically as trained and untrained.
Untrained responses show up when we are not prepared. Battling untrained or natural responses is like trying to rid yourself of flinching when someone flicks their hand at your face. To achieve success at changing your untrained or natural response, you must isolate what is happening so that you can break down a plan of action to combat it. While doing this, you will want to take notice of the timing of both the action and your reaction. Honing in on this will help you learn when something might happen, and allow you to change the direction before it manifests. Recognizing this timing will then help you identify precursors that will speed up your response time in an uncanny, precognitive superpower kind of way. Last but not least, pay close attention to common themes that might present themselves during your research. Knowing these will help you access the best solutions in each situation.
Arming yourself with these steps will help you develop a plan that you can implement and practice regularly. Rehearsing this plan consistently over some time will create a trained response and assist you in taking action versus reaction. Trained responses will give you a higher percentage of success because they take thought out of the equation. When there is less thought and more action, things get done, and they get done fast!
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