The problem with "long term plans" in this context is them being linear. Basically, most "plans" in practice are just fictions to lower anxiety. Real "Plans" a

The problem with "long term plans" in this context is them being linear. Basically, most "plans" in practice are just fictions to lower anxiety. Real "Plans" are trees. What is being presented as "the plan" is just the most desired or likely path from root to leaf. The problem emerges when people stop considering the rest of the tree exists. The primary thing to focus on in planning is "decision points" and the branches they point off to. Then deal with all your workers/coworkers/bosses getting frustrated with your "too complicated" decision tree based plan and ask you to throw away 99% of it because they would rather ignore undesired/nonideal futures.