I often find myself thinking in circles when it comes to “planning” because without any sort of plan at all, it’s like floating through life like a plastic bag in the wind.
On the other hand, with a hyper detailed plan and narrative comes the risk of becoming blind to options and possibilities.
My current take is that, for me, the best route is to create a plan knowing that all of it can and will change.
I also think that the amount and detail of planning necessary depends on my location on the explore/exploit spectrum.
The deeper I am in explore territory, the less planning and detail. The deeper I am exploit territory, the greater the planning and detail.
Thank you for your thoughts here David, and that conversation in The Guardian call on Monday. It sparked a new realization for me which I'm conveniently exploring in tomorrow's article 😁
i think about this a lot actually.
I often find myself thinking in circles when it comes to “planning” because without any sort of plan at all, it’s like floating through life like a plastic bag in the wind.
On the other hand, with a hyper detailed plan and narrative comes the risk of becoming blind to options and possibilities.
My current take is that, for me, the best route is to create a plan knowing that all of it can and will change.
I also think that the amount and detail of planning necessary depends on my location on the explore/exploit spectrum.
The deeper I am in explore territory, the less planning and detail. The deeper I am exploit territory, the greater the planning and detail.
It’s a constantly evolving perspective, tho.
Thank you for your thoughts here David, and that conversation in The Guardian call on Monday. It sparked a new realization for me which I'm conveniently exploring in tomorrow's article 😁
Wonderful! I’ll keep my eyes peeled!