Principle — Planning is indispensible

I’ll jump into computer science for a second and quote Grady Booch in a response to a letter “The Relevance of Architecture” in IEEE Software (Volume 24 Number 5).

Every system has an architecture; some are accidental, others intentional.

Are you living your life or is your life living you?

Dwight David Eisenhower, 34th American President, said the following words:

In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable.

This is very true for me — the value is not in the plan itself, but in the knowledge you gain while making the plan.

A friend of mine told me about an adage named “the 7 Ps”. Apparently, it originates from the British Army. It suggests simply that you should plan properly or face the consequences.

Prior Planning and Preparation Prevents Piss Poor Performance

It’s really that simple.