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How rigid planning backfires

Every Sunday night I plan out my whole week in detail and by Tuesday everything has fallen apart and I feel like I am failing at my own life.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The desire to control time through planning conflicts with the unpredictable nature of existence.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Hope as temporal orientation?”

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