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The art of replying before anyone wonders if you're ignoring them.

means The quality of reacting or replying promptly and appropriately to something, rather than leaving it hanging.

from Built from 'respond,' which traces back to Latin 'respondere' — 're-' (back) plus 'spondere' (to pledge or promise). To respond was originally to make a pledge in return for one received, like answering a vow with a vow. The '-ive' and '-ness' suffixes turned the act into a trait: not just the ability to answer back, but a settled character of doing so readily.

not speed
Fast but wrong beats slow but right, badly
trust currency
People forgive mistakes faster than silence
ux law
Under 100ms feels instant to the human brain
relationship killer
Most breakups start with unanswered texts, not lies
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