Prescience is terrible because it removes options. The obvious benefit of the power is being able to create the outcomes you would like to see, but what you give up is so much more than that.
That’s because you designed the story universe so that there is exactly one way leading to the desired outcome. If there were multiple ways instead, the protagonist would have a freedom to choose between those.
Also, not sure if I understand it correctly, the protagonist must work optimally all the time to achieve the desired outcome (i.e. no free time to e.g. pursue a hobby that is irrelevant to the greater picture). That seems statistically unlikely, too perfectly balanced—in a random scenario, either the protagonist could take an hour off now and then, or all his time would not be enough.
BTW, despite these objections, I enjoyed reading the story.
That’s because you designed the story universe so that there is exactly one way leading to the desired outcome. If there were multiple ways instead, the protagonist would have a freedom to choose between those.
Also, not sure if I understand it correctly, the protagonist must work optimally all the time to achieve the desired outcome (i.e. no free time to e.g. pursue a hobby that is irrelevant to the greater picture). That seems statistically unlikely, too perfectly balanced—in a random scenario, either the protagonist could take an hour off now and then, or all his time would not be enough.
BTW, despite these objections, I enjoyed reading the story.