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"In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable." - Dwight D. Eisenhower Took me some years to fully interna

by jerf 7y ago

"In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable." - Dwight D. Eisenhower Took me some years to fully internalize this, but I endorse it.

war1025 7y ago
Related, when I was in school, I always took meticulous notes during class. But I never looked back at them. I.e. Notes are useless, but note-taking is invaluable.
- renewiltord 7y ago
  How funny, I took notes for a class to A/B test this and note taking ruined my ability to internalize data. When I wasn't taking notes, concepts would fly into my head as I'm writing an exam along with the associated memory (where I was sitting that day, whether it was bright out, where the lecturer was standing wrt board). When I took notes, I had all these notes and none of this would happen. I used pen/paper. I also tried, separately, computer-based stuff and that ruined my ability to concentrate.
  - war1025 7y ago
    For me the note taking helped with the internalization process of linking the information with the memories of the professor talking about the lesson. I think the key is to still allow your mind to wander and build the connections. I found I always had the best luck if I was a little distracted, but mostly paying attention. Perhaps because the variations in attention helped to differentiate which information felt important vs what was just background noise.
    - renewiltord 7y ago
      Interesting. Ah well, the time has passed on that front.
FigmentEngine 7y ago
agreed. i wanted to build something, and set myself a 90 (end of quarter) target. it really focused me on just doing what needed doing. my plan did not survive long, but i kept updating it to focus on what mattered. in the end i hit my abitary date, but i carried on tweaking for another 30 days before i was really happy. so reall a 33% overrun. so having a date matters, just "dont do something stupid to hit a date" what i built: https://moca.computingarchitectures.com/en/~hello-world/ https://moca.computingarchitectures.com/en/~hello-world/
jimmySixDOF 7y ago
That's also one of my favorite quotes on the topic and have heard it phrased a few ways and variously ascribed [1] but definitely military where it's also said Generally that "all combat takes place at night in the rain and at the junction of four map sectors" [1] https://quoteinvestigator.com/tag/dwight-d-eisenhower/ https://quoteinvestigator.com/tag/dwight-d-eisenhower/

by jerf 7y ago

"In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable." - Dwight D. Eisenhower Took me some years to fully internalize this, but I endorse it.

war1025 7y ago

Related, when I was in school, I always took meticulous notes during class. But I never looked back at them. I.e. Notes are useless, but note-taking is invaluable.

renewiltord 7y ago
How funny, I took notes for a class to A/B test this and note taking ruined my ability to internalize data. When I wasn't taking notes, concepts would fly into my head as I'm writing an exam along with the associated memory (where I was sitting that day, whether it was bright out, where the lecturer was standing wrt board). When I took notes, I had all these notes and none of this would happen. I used pen/paper. I also tried, separately, computer-based stuff and that ruined my ability to concentrate.
- war1025 7y ago
  For me the note taking helped with the internalization process of linking the information with the memories of the professor talking about the lesson. I think the key is to still allow your mind to wander and build the connections. I found I always had the best luck if I was a little distracted, but mostly paying attention. Perhaps because the variations in attention helped to differentiate which information felt important vs what was just background noise.
  - renewiltord 7y ago
    Interesting. Ah well, the time has passed on that front.

FigmentEngine 7y ago

agreed. i wanted to build something, and set myself a 90 (end of quarter) target. it really focused me on just doing what needed doing. my plan did not survive long, but i kept updating it to focus on what mattered. in the end i hit my abitary date, but i carried on tweaking for another 30 days before i was really happy. so reall a 33% overrun. so having a date matters, just "dont do something stupid to hit a date" what i built: https://moca.computingarchitectures.com/en/~hello-world/ https://moca.computingarchitectures.com/en/~hello-world/

jimmySixDOF 7y ago

That's also one of my favorite quotes on the topic and have heard it phrased a few ways and variously ascribed [1] but definitely military where it's also said Generally that "all combat takes place at night in the rain and at the junction of four map sectors" [1] https://quoteinvestigator.com/tag/dwight-d-eisenhower/ https://quoteinvestigator.com/tag/dwight-d-eisenhower/