The Futility of Planning (opens in new tab)

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1 pointschaseha1y ago2 comments

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Planning as as means predicting how your future will go it hopeless. Imagine making a 10-year plan back in 2015....

However, planning as a means of understanding the present--especially if you model all of the counterfactual, "iffy" aspects--is invaluable.

chasehaOP1y ago

Yup, well said. I think the best planners view it in this lens - as a tool, where room is left for the unknown and there is less of an expectation of "sticking to rigid plan" and more "here's our best guess, it's a living plan and we will adjust and refactor as situation changes"

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rhelz1y ago

Planning as as means predicting how your future will go it hopeless. Imagine making a 10-year plan back in 2015....

However, planning as a means of understanding the present--especially if you model all of the counterfactual, "iffy" aspects--is invaluable.

chasehaOP1y ago

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