Do you plan everything beforehand or do you do things on the spur of the moment?

Hi Kiran! I am bit like your neighbor (you may call me robot). I prefer to execute tasks in a planned manner. I just cannot do things on the spur of the moemnt. If someone, asks me to go for a movie, all of a sudden, I would not go easily. I need time to plan. If I am forced to do things, which are unplanned or not in my schedule, I feel a bit uncomfortable. As far as eating out or cooking is concerned, we in our house do not plan things, as your neighbor does, we take on the spot decision and work accordingly. Have a great evening! Deepak

I am like a captain of ship sailing in the high seas. I put the sails up whenever there is a storm. In calm waters, I bring the sails down. I do everything extempore according as the situation demands. My plans are rather flexible. I will buy grocery within a week after I get the salary. I will pay my bills before the expiry date. I will have meals according to the availability of vegetables. I will have non-vegetarian meals only on Sundays, or on special occasions. Only thing I do as per plan is to take my medicine in time, sleep at the appointed time, and watch my favorite serials and movies on the TVs. I believe in the saying, "Man proposes and God disposes".

personally i think its good to do things on a spur of moment at times and sometimes i plan what iam going to do it just depend.

Some things are organized, most things are not.

I am a practical person and always like to plan thing before hand so that things go on in a smooth manner...Also while going out I plan in advance the things I have to do or buy on the way so that it will save me time and effort....Being practical and organised is essential in your day to day activities,but it does not mean you have to be so all the time.....and be like a robot....I am also a very impulsive person and doing things on the spur of the moment has its own charm.....Be it an outing or cooking a special dish .....

Spontaneity truly defines me. I feel like sometimes planning things places unnecessary stress on the individual. Obviously, some things have to be planned for, but I feel like people need to live a little more by their instincts when possible. From personal experience, I also believe things in the spur of the moment is also crucial when it comes to romantic relationships when it comes to keeping them lively and new-like. Sapp

I like to have major things planned and lined up as to get an idea of how things are going to happen throughout a trip for example, I prefer to have an itinerary of things that we'll be doing, this helps me plan on what to bring for each day of the trip. But as much as I like thing to be well planned, I also like it when things are spontaneous and you just go with the flow. It's always nice to have a little surprise once in a while.

i'm both..i tend to plan things ahead but i'm also very flexible..i can change my plans if something came up all of a sudden..but most of the time, i'm sticking with my plans..i always keep a list of things that i should do..and i make sure that it will all be finish as soon as possible so that i can enjoy the rest of my free time..

You are right!Your neighbor is living a stereotype life where each and every thing is planned.I think they will not be able to accept anything suddenly. i vote for you.We need not plan everything and we should learn to live life as it comes.Some moments should not be missed and we should learn to live accordingly.

As far as I am concerned, I think I usually just do the things with a plan but not so detailed. For me, I think I just need do things with a plan ,which I think can help me live a life in good order. But not so detailed. In my opinion, if I plan the thing so detailed, I may just can not do all things that I have planned. In order to do the things that I want, I can choose the way or the time to do them , then I can live the life in good order.

Dear Kiran i think i am well organised and plan things well in advance, because if i won't do this i can never cope with my multiple activities, you know i travel extensively too, hope you are fine..busy in your gareden.. Thanks for sharing. Welcome always. Cheers. Professor

Im a poor planner when it comes to planning im pretty bad but when it comes to doing the thing itself its a lil bit different from me. I like it when im doing things on the spur of the moment instead of planning. Most of the time when me and my friends plan bout alot of stuff then most likely it wont push through. I really dont know why but it always happens to me, but when we talk bout stuff and then decided to do it right then and there we always able to make it happen and everything is good. Thats why i told myself not to plan for certain tasks anymore i just let other people do the planning and then i just do my part in order to be of help to the group. At least im honest to the point that i dont like planning lol . Have a great day and kindly visit my topics as well sometime i want to hear from you as well

i do sometimes... but most of the time when i plan things it doesnt work... so i want to go on the flow.... my husband is more of a planner than me... but when it comes to vacationing... i am the one who is in charge... i love to travel.. and i want to have an schedule where to go... good day everyone!! :)

I am very much a planner. I plan everything right down to dinner.I feel like a robot too. I am better than I used to be thank goodness.

Kiran! My husband is like this and I am mmmmhtotally the opposite. He has to plan everything in advance ; he will do as predicted and as planned. I am broadly alright but I would also follow my mood sometimes --like what you said it would suddenly come to my mind that I can cook something that takes my fancy [porovided the ingredients are readily available]. What I would say to your question is Kiran, people are made the way they are and they would do what gives them peace. If these people are suddenly forced to do soemthing else they would be a bot tense..It is a pattern we evolve over a period of time. But to be disciplined has more advantages than disadvantages. Only thing is I find thta pattern not suitable for me [for me the other pattern of mine is my advantage because I would never get too disturbed or tense if something is not as it should be in a particular moment and would resourcefully think on my feet.

Can be both, depending on the situation. Sometimes we should plan everything carefully, but in some cases, spontaneous is needed

I was a salesman and I learn to plan my daily task everytime I started a day. We have a motto saying, " Failure to plan is planning to fail"

Hi kiran, I was a last minute man but now after learning from the mistakes and the consequences of such late acting ..I've changed a lot. now I try to be prepared ahead for anything..I had already been informed.. So now I do plan everything beforehand... thanks for starting the discussion... have a great day/night.....

well i don't believe much in planning stuff out unless it involves it really. Life's supposed to be a surprise 4 me. There's no fun if u actually plan everything before hand and everything going according to the plans. I find it a little bit dull when there's no excitement in life so i am not really sure if planning is such a good idea.

When I lived in a city I used to be really sponataneous. It was easy to just go and do things as and when I felt like it. When I lived near the beach and it was a nice day I would just grab my things, find a friend that wanted to go with me and hang out on the beach all day. Now I live in quite a rural area and alot of the time I find myself planning as I dont drive and the public transport system is rubbish! I dont plan to the degree that I set times and dates for everything but if I need to do the food shopping I'll tell my other half a few days in advance that we'll have to go some point soon and when he can be bothered we'll go get it done. I have also started planning things in a bid to save money. Planning things like meals and what you need to buy can save you so much money its unreal. I think in an ideal world I would love to just be able to do things on the spur of the moment. However, I think with reality their needs to be some form of structure and organisation to life.