[From Dag Forssell (931209 1615)]
No sooner did I post the letter than I realized that to say: "Control is
proactive." Is wrong. That is the plan-action perspective. Better to
say: "Control is proactive and reactive at the same time."
Now the defining segment of the second paragraph becomes:
_Perceptual Control Theory (PCT)_ suggests that the phenomenon most basic
to our existence is this: _We act in order to affect what we experience._
We learn to affect experience to make it come closer to what we want it
to be and keep it that way. We _control_ our _perception_ of what happens
to us. Consider why and how you eat, drive your car, argue with your
colleagues, scratch an itch, build your confidence, earn money. Control
is proactive and reactive at the same time. To study this basic
phenomenon is to study everything you do, every moment of every day.
Comments?
Best, Dag