Go with the flow or plan ahead ?

Swordfish · 19 Apr 2009 at 19:26

As title says do you go with the flow in life or plan ahead.

I find that as I get older (40 in August

) I find myself planning and organising a lot more.

Example 1 - I play football on Thursday nights and my bag is packed and ready to go

Example 2 - Back to work tomorrow and all my gear is laid out and ready.

Am I becoming an old **** or is this common ?

Gackt · 19 Apr 2009 at 19:30

I have found that the best way is to find a balance between the two. Prepare for the future, but be ready to be flexible and fluid with your plans, don't be rigid in your planning. I have found this to be most successful as you don't find yourself in a mess because you haven't planned, or because you planned too much.

Begbie · 19 Apr 2009 at 19:30

I'm 22 and do that now, altough about 3 month ago I would never have done so. Nothing wrong with being organised.

suarve · 19 Apr 2009 at 19:40

I'm 25 and have always organised everything. I also make loads of lists to get organised too.

OCdude · 19 Apr 2009 at 19:54

Ditto, I 'have' to know what i'm doing

Also end up having 101 "to do" lists... argh!

Kell_ee001 · 19 Apr 2009 at 19:57

If it something big I plan but something like a night out I only plan as far as when / where to meet people

Kreeeee · 19 Apr 2009 at 19:59

OCdude said:
Ditto, I 'have' to know what i'm doing

Also end up having 101 "to do" lists... argh!

I've had "sort to do lists" on my to do list before =/

OCdude · 19 Apr 2009 at 20:02

Kreeeee said:
I've had "sort to do lists" on my to do list before =/

lol

I end up having them on my phone, my work PC and my home PC... i really should merge them at some point.

I'll add it to my to do list

apeZ · 19 Apr 2009 at 20:32

I just 'go with the flow' I guess. I handle life as it comes, make choices spontaneously and do work when I feel like it.

Never really been a big planner, more of a do-er.

Mr-White · 19 Apr 2009 at 20:38

i've found my self doing this more and more, i try and get as much as i can done and then the rest is go with the flow

MW

Ripper · 19 Apr 2009 at 20:39

I guess I'm a planner. Always have been even when I was at school

Andr3w · 19 Apr 2009 at 20:44

Im half and half, if drunk - go with the flow, if not, plan.

I've got all my kit (clothes) ironed and shoes polished for work tomorrow on a hanger ready to go.

Alex_L · 19 Apr 2009 at 20:56

i used to be pretty useless at getting things done, just had mental lists of things that never got done. I then started using a task manager on the computer and find i'm much better at organising my life.