Plans don’t survive first contact. Failing to plan is planning to fail. So… damned if you do, but damned if you don’t? Definitely not! The time you take to outline a plan creates new neuron pathways for your brain. You give the brain a good workout and are in mentally better shape for having flexed your grey matter. Having spent that time and space exploring options also leaves you with a little bit more clarity than you would otherwise have–what is it you’re trying to do, and how? When you plan, you outline a scenario with and endstate. You compare and contrast your goals, options, and outcomes, and begin to…