I’m addicted to planning.
I plan to avoid mistakes. I research every angle. I find the “perfect” resource. I map out every scenario.
This is why I never start anything.
Here’s what I keep re-learning the hard way: I can’t plan for what I don’t know.
And I won’t know until I start.
Perfect planning is sophisticated procrastination. It feels productive. I’m “preparing.” But I’m not moving. I’m standing still, convincing myself that preparation counts as progress.
The people actually building things? They start messy. They discover problems by hitting them. They learn by doing, not by planning to do.
I need to stop:
- Watching “just one more tutorial”
- Buying “just one more course”
- Reading “just one more article”
Start the damn thing.
Messy progress beats perfect planning. Always.