There's nothing wrong with a plan, but remember Von Moltke's famous dictum that no plan survives first contact … - Tim Harford

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Tim Harford

There's nothing wrong with a plan, but remember Von Moltke's famous dictum that no plan survives first contact with the enemy. The danger is a plan that seduces us into thinking failure is impossible and adaptation is unnecessary - a kind of ‘Titanic' plan, unsinkable (until it hits the iceberg).

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