Productivity VIP – Mini Story - Effortless English

So did he do them quickly or did he answer them slowly?Quickly again, quickly. He burned through them. He went through them. He did themvery, very quickly.So what did he burn through?His emails.How often did he burn through his emails?Twice a week.And which days did he burn through his emails?Tuesdays and Fridays.Well, he was really shaping up, right? He was getting better. He was improving atwork, but he decided to shape up even more. So, next, he finally decided to beproactive at work. He decided to be very proactive; to not wait until his boss gavehim work.So did he decide to be reactive and passive or did he decide to be proactive and takeinitiative?He decided to be proactive and take initiative.Now to be “proactive” and to “take initiative”, similar meanings, they both mean to takeactions yourself. You don’t wait for someone else to tell you to do it, you just do it. Yousee a problem, you solve it. Something needs to be done, you do it. You don’t wait forsomeone to tell you.If you wait, that’s called being “reactive”; reactive or passive. You’re just waiting forsomeone to tell you what to do – passive or reactive. But if you look for problems tosolve and then you solve them, you don’t need anyone to tell you, that’s beingproactive.So did he decide to be reactive or proactive?Proactive.And who decided to be proactive?www.EffortlessEnglishClub.com