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> A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan next week. Er... what? In what world is this a universal truth?
by incepted 11y ago
> A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan next week.
Er... what? In what world is this a universal truth?
- exelius 11y agoIn a world where situations are constantly changing. A good plan now can help make progress, while next week you'd still be debating what changes to make to the plan in light of new developments. Another version of this quote often attributed to Eisenhower is "Plans are worthless, but planning is essential."
- shas3 11y agoSeems like a re-phrasing of truisms cautioning against 'perfectionism' like, "perfect is the enemy of good." The idea behind these things is that perfectionists tend to overestimate how much actually needs to be done to achieve a goal. It is a form of the planning fallacy.