Over-Planning Quotes

He who leaves nothing to chance will do few things poorly, but he will do few things.

Everybody knows if you are too careful you are so occupied in being careful that you are sure to stumble over something.

If you over-plan, you close the door on possibilities.

I typically go overboard when I research new projects.

People sometimes fail to live because they are always preparing to live.

He who considers too much will perform little.

I learned a long time ago that trying to micromanage the perfect vacation is always a disaster. That leads to terrible times.

I am always worried that over-planning and outlining will kill the magic of writing; most of the world I created in 'California' occurred via good old sexy sentence-making.

I take too much luggage. I'm the kind of person who can't decide whether to pack two or four pairs of trousers, so I usually take them all. I'm getting better but still inclined to take too many items, just in case I need them; I never do.

I do a lot of planning and plotting. That's my greatest weakness. If I'm not terribly careful, I'll plan to a point where it could come out cut and dried.

One of the ways that we cope with anxiety is by over planning and over controlling. If we know where it's going to, we can just relax and do it. Unfortunately, in my experience, that's not the way it works. The story doesn't want to be told what to do. You have to enter into this process with a high level of trust that the many hours of choosing that you're doing every day will gradually clarify the narrative for you. And that's what happens.