Nick Tarleton: But then they’re not optimizing for a goal they can be said to have. If a street is closed, they won’t reach the destination, as they would if they knew what the destination was.
Neither will the person who has that goal, if they ignore the goal having made the plan.
People habitually overestimate the necessity of planning. Planning can be useful, but it is never enough, often unnecessary, and sometimes actively harmful.
Nick Tarleton: But then they’re not optimizing for a goal they can be said to have. If a street is closed, they won’t reach the destination, as they would if they knew what the destination was.
Neither will the person who has that goal, if they ignore the goal having made the plan.
People habitually overestimate the necessity of planning. Planning can be useful, but it is never enough, often unnecessary, and sometimes actively harmful.