Comments on: To Plan or Not To Plan? http://www.newyearsresolutionsblog.com/your-resolutions/to-plan-or-not-to-plan/ Choose a resolution, plan your success, and stick to it! Sat, 31 Jul 2010 12:59:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Tracy http://www.newyearsresolutionsblog.com/your-resolutions/to-plan-or-not-to-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-241 Tracy Mon, 12 Feb 2007 23:03:13 +0000 http://www.newyearsresolutionsblog.com/new-years-resolutions/to-plan-or-not-to-plan/#comment-241 I can see it going both ways. It's definitely important to make a plan for anything you do, but on the other hand, planning can also be a form of procrastination: "Oh, I can't quit yet, it's not time according to my plan!" or "I can still eat this entire pizza; my diet doesn't start till next week." Continuing to smoke (or do anything else you're trying to stop) while planning a date to stop is almost counterproductive, since you're just delaying the time when you'll start to learn to break the habit. To speak to my own situation, people definitely wouldn't get much closer to running a marathon by just making a plan! That's why I'm glad there are so many pre-made marathon running plans out there--it would have taken me forever to come up with one on my own. Still, planning can give you time to come to terms with giving up an old habit or starting a new one. I say, do whatever works for you--and if one thing doesn't work for you, try the other! :) I can see it going both ways. It’s definitely important to make a plan for anything you do, but on the other hand, planning can also be a form of procrastination: “Oh, I can’t quit yet, it’s not time according to my plan!” or “I can still eat this entire pizza; my diet doesn’t start till next week.” Continuing to smoke (or do anything else you’re trying to stop) while planning a date to stop is almost counterproductive, since you’re just delaying the time when you’ll start to learn to break the habit.

To speak to my own situation, people definitely wouldn’t get much closer to running a marathon by just making a plan! That’s why I’m glad there are so many pre-made marathon running plans out there–it would have taken me forever to come up with one on my own.

Still, planning can give you time to come to terms with giving up an old habit or starting a new one. I say, do whatever works for you–and if one thing doesn’t work for you, try the other! :)

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