But all a plan is—all it could ever possibly be—is a present-moment statement of intent. It’s an expression of your current thoughts about how you’d ideally like to deploy your modest influence over the future. The future, of course, is under no obligation to comply.
But all a plan is—all it could ever possibly be—is a present-moment statement of intent. It’s an expression of your current thoughts about how you’d ideally like to deploy your modest influence over the future. The future, of course, is under no obligation to comply.
We treat our plans as though they are a lasso, thrown from the present around the future, in order to bring it under our command.
Oliver Burkeman • Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
Really, no matter how far ahead you plan, you never get to relax in the certainty that everything’s going to go the way you’d like.
Oliver Burkeman • Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
“a plan is just a thought.”