Anyone else really enjoy planning?

[KONY]

Not really sure why, but I really enjoy my life being very structured and planned out. Occasionally I like spontaneous stuff too, but there are soo many variables and so much going on, I would much prefer a solid plan of time/location/etc, days ahead of time. Even just going to the store.

I think a good portion of this is living in a rural area; everything is 30+ minutes one way, I hate spending an afternoon driving around, to find because of poor planning I have to drive back another 60 or 90 minutes the next day to go to the same general area.

Vacations I would prefer to plan months/years in advance, however this poses a problem with planning with others that I dont necessarily trust as much, or with stoners(friends) that don't really plan anything.

Its funny in that I really enjoy a plan, I am not very set on it; every single detail of the day is not planned out, just any long distance meetups or time sensitive events (store closes at 5pm, so gotta get there before or meeting up with a friend, both of us gotta drive over an hour each way to get there)

 

[St. Phatty]

Recently I've been thinking about turning my backyard into a golf course.

It has about a 1000 foot vertical.

But it's more visualizing than planning.

Right now my planning is more on the summer garden.

What's the difference between visualizing and planning ?

If it results in an action like buying garden hoses, then I guess it's more like planning.

 

[Pinball Wizard]

Kony

Kony

The man hit the fucking nail on the head. ...tired of stumbling into things!

 

[Dropped Cat]

Planning is seen as a hallmark of intelligence, no doubt.

Follow through is seen a sign of maturity/responsibility.

Half a page of scribbled lines...

 

[corky1968]

I like planning so that it gives me more leeway to screw around and still get her done right.

 

[FireIn.TheSky]

Im not very spontaneous at all, in fact I'd describe myself as a somewhat rigid creature of habit that generally wont do anything until I've thought it through. I think it goes with my sign, Im a stubborn old bull.

 

[Genghis Kush]

I travel without any plans all the time. I like to wake up and do what ever my gut tells me to do. no schedules.

it's the path of serendipity

 

[Mikell]

I like planning. And watching it fall apart. Plan B. Maybe that fails. Plan F (no plan at all) feels good.

I'm also like a butterfly. This way, that way. There's a certain rush or elation to buzzing around with no plan at all but just an idea or vague direction.

Winnie the Pooh/Peter Pan/Christopher Walken. In no particular order.

 

[shithawk420]

Pssh. You guys must have it nice to be able to plan or fuck up.if I fuck up its either prison time or possibly death.I have to plan everything or die.its fucking stressful as hell

 

[Fuel]

I'm happy to drive my lifespan with a hint of chaos theory, i'm feeling more "connected" to the universe and challenged like that. But i always appreciate an "army organization" when things become very serious.

 

[Monty Zoomer]

Well...I always have a few projects going on, and I enjoy planning for them, and bringing everything together.

But when it comes to daily life...nope. I spent too many years wearing the 9-to-5 corporate yoke. These days, I like blank pages on my (mental) calendar.

 

[Floridian]

My life is one big crap shoot.I never plan especially about showers.Right now I'm planning on asking myself why I'm in this thread.I guess that's planning so I lied about never planning

 

[aridbud]

A balance of planning and spontaneity....have realized too much planning thwarts results.

 

[Betterhaff]

^^ Agree with that

 

[stoned-trout]

hell no..i don't know what I will be doing in 3 hours nevermind a schedule...yeehaw..the onlu plans I have ever made involved crime or getting laid ooh ya and fishing trips

 

[mtbazz]

For me, planning is critical to getting anything done..I work far too many hours to be able to have any kind of spontaneity in my life.

Living in a rural area with stores a good 30 minutes away makes this a necessity. Spur of the moment runs into town don't really happen, as it's largely a waste of time and resources for me so I'll plan on hitting 2 or 3 stores in one run, and sometimes this means brining a cooler with me so I can store perishables as well.

Weekends are the same. By and large, I don't do much on the weekends since I am away all week for work, and prefer to use the weekends for kicking back with the hound, but when I do end up doing something, it's planned out, and more often than not I'll spend the night before getting stuff ready for the next days events.

I'll even have things like day hikes planned out weeks in advance.

I only wish the people who are my friends were the same. Sadly, 99% of the people I socialize with are ones who live spur of the moment. I've pretty much given up on doing almost anything with a lot of these people because of that. I can't count the number of times I've gotten calls past eleven am with someone asking me to go on a hike somewhere with them when I've already been out the door for several hours.

 

[ronbo51]

I think a mix of planning and serendipity is where its at. Planning is a skill that gets better as you string together successes and gain confidence. Conversely, failures can eat at your confidence and cause a person to lose faith in planning and just go for it, leaning heavily on the highly risky "hope" that it all works out. It's hard to get a lot done without a plan. Thinking ahead, anticipating where things need tight attention, where you can safely breeze through, and just going through the steps in your mind is great mental exercise and will absolutely increase the odds of success. But planning means nothing if you can't finish, and finishing is the hardest and most important part. It usually takes pretty monumental will to finish something. The tendency is to say "fuck it. Good enough" The temptation is to rush through at the end because you see the finish line. But the "finish" is where the holes in "the plan" usually show up and can force you to "go back" to fix something you missed. Going back is the final blow for most and in my opinion is the strongest impediment to finishing.

At the end of the month we are all going to Floydfest, a music festival in the blue ridge. I have gone for 14 years. I fucking love it. We all do. It's the one chance a year we have to check out and not be responsible for this company and all the people we employ and all the other shit that goes along with it. We started planning for this last November when tickets went on sale and have been furiously arranging and massaging the schedule to make it possible for us to do this. In the end, all that planning, working ahead, and scouting the trail will allow me to drive up there and camp with my family for 4 days and see some of the best music on the planet, but the second I get my wrist band and stroll through the gate that's it for plans for a few days.

I always check the surf reports. I live 3 miles from the beach. On weekend mornings I go down if there are waves. That's the plan. If the waves are good I might hit it for 4 hours, otherwise a shorter session. I might walk up to the store after and get a pastry and a drink. There is a bar across the street with shade under the oak trees. Maybe I'll sit there. That's the beauty of planning. Put yourself in a position to succeed, and then let it rip and see what happens. Serendipity can be manipulated. Think back in the old days when people would plan their acid trips. Set and setting. Better chance of happiness if you put yourself in a good spot from the start. Random thoughts on planning. Now, those waves.....

 

[Stinkymutt]

Planning?

Planning?

Fail to plan , plan to fail . I have a buddy who says this every day , military background. But he gets mad at me at times cause I'm very spontaneous . I mean I can plan big things a few months out but most of my daily life is minute to minute. Now my dad used to be like Kony , planned everything to a tee and got pissed when things went array. Now he's mellowed out n not so much. My dad is a brain though , photo memory and all.
Peace
Mutt

 

[MJPassion]

Failing to plan is plannig to fail...
I gotta agree w your buddy for the most part.
Since I quit making plans I rarely get out...
Save for a plan or an occational spontaneous outing.

It's frustrating trying to make a plan w anybody anymore because everybody is so caught up in the moment they can't think about the future.

 

[Stoner4Life]

Friend calls & asks: Hey Stoner! what's up???

Me: You tell me & we'll both know.

The extent of my planning is to take care of my chores around here so that when someone calls (as above) I'm ready for the next adventure. I am however trying to plan for some sort of beach vacation before I die, it will be a couple of years before I can afford to travel, and I have no idea where this vacation will be. I have met more than a few good souls from here, coast to coast and lands beyond, I'd like to meet a few of them wherever it is I might land, northern Minnesota is not likely to be on any path that they might wander.......