Plan, get screwed, re-evaluate and plan again Recently I've written about vacation planning and why I think it is important. But sometimes plans get shaken. We change our minds, things happen. But still. Plans tend to have weight. And it can be a good or a bad thing. Good thing because we can weigh plans compared to upcoming events and routines. A bad thing because we may stick to the plans even though a better opportunity presented itself. A plan is a decision. In my opinion, a plan is a thing that includes steps to act upon in future. E.g. plane tickets is a part of a plan of a trip. These can (and maybe should) be refundable, so plans stay flexible, yes. But still, tickets should be booked, reserved. Otherwise your "plans" (that only exist in your mind) may get obliterated by: - your own laziness - laziness of others - price hikes - poor memory Money on the line add weight to plans. Plans are the backbone of our future life. You can count on them You can fall back on them. You can change them. You can bend them. You can CANCEL them. You can invite people to planned trips. You can weigh them in contrast to other stuff. You can even ignore them. One more thought is that plans can drift... on their own. A plane has been rescheduled, delayed, a doctor moved an appointment due to illness, etc. Not having a plan is not a plan. Sorry for that truism, but it cracked me.