Three reasons to abandon rigid planning:
- Planning is prediction. Unless you are an expert, a plan is essentially a guess. Too many uncontrollable factors exist. Traditional planning is speculative and anxiety-inducing.
- Plans conflict with adaptability. Fixed plans prevent flexibility. Better to state: “we are going this direction because it fits current circumstances” — and adjust when circumstances change.
- Planning causes passive execution. You gain the most information while actively working, not beforehand. Long-term estimates are almost always inaccurate.
The recommendation: decide weekly tasks only. Take immediate action. Make decisions just before execution, not excessively early.
Action generates better information than planning alone.