It also quite literally isolated decisionmakers above you from the fact of reality that not everyone is you. This has taken me a long time to internalize, but

It also quite literally isolated decisionmakers above you from the fact of reality that not everyone is you. This has taken me a long time to internalize, but it's finally managed to work it's way through a thick skull. When you're spending your time constantly bailing poor planners who reap the fruits of your heroics out while burning your own candle at both ends, you harm yourself, and anyone working for you, and anyone who works for the higher ups in question. And the only ones who can recalibrate, are you, and the higher ups. Who won't, unless you force it.