No architect would build a building without a drawing or a plan. No corporation would continue to operate their business without a plan. No general would go to war without a plan. Neither should you go into a chess game without a plan.
Planning prepares your mind to play at its best. If you don’t plan you’ll stumble aimlessly around the board and you start to be reactive with your decision making instead of being proactive. When this happens you start to make mistakes. Whatever plan you come up with is better than no plan at all.
Planning is essential not only to chess but also life. For example when a corporation creates a plan they do so to increase their return on equity. You should do the same, to increase your return on your effort. Some people like to say they work best by being spontaneous or they like to fly by the seat of their pants. This is a recipe for disaster.
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Planning is essential to life as blood is essential to the human body.When you plan you have more control over what happens in your life. Planning increases your effectiveness and efficiency. This is important because when the heat is on and you’re under pressure your thinking is skewed and you start to make mistakes.The old adage is true, if you fail to plan you plan to fail.