Plans vs Planning Debate

The cluster focuses on discussions debating the adage 'plans are useless, but planning is essential,' questioning assumptions about whether specific situations or entities have coherent plans and emphasizing the value of planning processes over rigid plans.

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pluc Sep 5, 2025 View on HN

I think your assumption that there's even a plan is pretty optimistic

podperson May 18, 2011 View on HN

Well, that would be the plan :-)

dukeyukey May 24, 2023 View on HN

Plans are useless.Plannning is essential.

pforpineapple Mar 3, 2015 View on HN

What you are talking about is not an "idea", but a "plan".

tonmoy Oct 26, 2022 View on HN

Why is it bad planning? I can’t think of a better alternate plan.

seanmcdirmid Oct 20, 2017 View on HN

Ya, that plan doesn't always work out :)

gtirloni Apr 16, 2025 View on HN

You assume there's a plan. Interesting.

p1necone Nov 25, 2018 View on HN

Planning is highly useful, plans are useless.

shashanoid Jun 10, 2020 View on HN

Have you not yet realized the futility of planning?

p1necone Oct 20, 2019 View on HN

I think you mean "plans are useless but planning is vital"