It struck me one day that “Game Planing With Science” has a glaring omission: the value of scrapping a plan. The goal of “Game Planning With Science” is to forecast, not predict. It’s to estimate and understand, but not to codify. You can’t codify the creative process, or the future for that matter. Just as important is the fact that life doesn’t care about your plans. Reality is going to be what it’s going to be. You can’t change reality to fit your plan, so modifying your plan to fit reality is the only path forward. As Dwight Eisenhower, one of the most immensely quotable people ever, once said, “Plans are useless, but planning is everything.” Image source: Graphic Stock By Reading This Post, You’ll Learn: Why it’s important to deal with reality and accept bad news Why you can’t trust yourself to be objective about whether your idea is actually … Continue reading Sunk-Costs and Ugly Babies: On The Value of The Scientific Method – Game Planning With Science! Part 8