Why You Should Plan To Get Less Done

Breaking work down during a planning stage to its lowest level of detail or work breakdown structure is unnecessary and error-prone.

Remember, plans always get more complicated once they're put into practice — never less.

New priorities emerge, market forces change, and everything takes longer than you expect. Your plan needs focus — likely more focus than you might feel comfortable with.

1. First, realize you’re powerless NOT to do something stupid. Accept that. Embrace it. Now, promise yourself the following: The goal is to keep the goal the goal. Anything you add to your plan that’s not part of the goal will be the problem. Don’t do it. 2. Pieces of paper are cheaper than surgeries. Write out your goals, a specific date to achieve t

Take, for example, a funding proposal for a club you run. If you have two weeks to finish it, plan to have most of it done by the end of the first week. The day before you leave for spring vacation, do your packing in the morning, not late at night. If you have a big class presentation to research, complete the work with days to spare. No matter ho