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Do you have a "5 year plan"?

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Quazi 6 July 10
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Why you asking?

@Quazi I have to handle to you you just invented the word "procrsatinate". Make sure is added to wikipedia.

@Quazi your post response was Edited. Bottom left corner... so YOU DO KNOW WHAT I MEAN. Ha, ha, he, ha.

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I've had a few of those in my lifetime. They all went to shit.

@Quazi

You really have time for that??

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Nope. Life has a tendency to stomp all over any plans I make.

So true.

Sigh. Yeah.

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What the hell for?
It has been my experience that life laughs at 5-year plans.
Then, it fucks them.

@Quazi Congratulations. Good luck with all that.
Perhaps, as you get older, you will not have to change your plans and ideals to accommodate reality.

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When I hear/read "5 year plan" I can;t help but think of Stalin and the autrocities of athroitarian governments.

Clearly not what the OP was talking about (I hope).

@Quazi he was trying to help a nation transform itself from a crumbling feudal society into a industrialized superpower. Part of that transformation required changes in policy not only from the old tzarist government but also the New Economic Plan created by Lenin’s administration. There was a class of people that benefited very well from the capitalistic NEP, landowners in Ukraine. Stalin’s plan ordered farms to be collectivized instead of government subsidized privately owned and operated farms. In resistance to this the landowners slaughtered livestock, burned crops, spoiled harvests, and salted fields in protest. The damage from these protests, along with devastating natural phenomena, caused a huge famine that effected everyone throughout the Soviet Union. The area hardest hit was obviously Ukraine. There were administrative mistakes made in the industrialization efforts, but the internal sabotage from Ukrainian landowners greatly exacerbated the issue.

Later under when Ukraine was under Nazi occupation propaganda started to be spread that this famine was entirely man made. This propaganda was spread throughout the Ukrainian populace to have people support he nazis over the Soviets. This propaganda was also spread to other western nations that were not yet involved in WW2 to try and dissuade nations allying with the USSR. The myth that the Holodomor was created by Stalin to punish a populace is still prevalent, in fact just recently a movie was made about it from the perspective of the Kulaks. Documentation released after the fall of the Soviet Union and evidence discovered by Historians tend to reveal this was just a clusterfuck of bad weather, sabotage, and bungled attempts to carry out policy. It’s a tragic event in human history to be sure, but not the insidious plan of an evil genius hell bent on subduing his subjects.

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I find life changes too fast for long term plans other than in a broad sense. I focus on building general capabilities: fitness, learn new things, acquire new skills.

A plan with built in flexibility , Excellent !

@Cast1es Think anti-fragile a la Nassim Taleb.

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I see people make plans all the time... then shit happens that makes their plans impossible.

My plan
Make sure I have more money coming in than going out.

My life is very simple, uncomplicated and I seldom experience stress. Unlike all those persons who make plans...

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More like a 21 foot rule...

I wonder how many people will actually understand that reference.
😉

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I was thinking something along the lines of 60 months. That sounds like a good plan to me.

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I don't even buy green bananas any more.

Hey that's MY line LOL

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Honestly I think they are worthless. Things happen that change outcomes and are totally out of your control, and then you just feel a sense of failure for not reaching that plan.
I think it’s better to have some goals that are somewhat fluid that you work towards, but don’t overplan things too far in advance.

PDF Level 5 July 10, 2018
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I concentrate on making a year plan. I do however, react to the economy and trends so that I can adjust my life to live efficiently and effectively without getting behind the times.

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Yes, because it gives me something to strive for and work towards. It helps me to organize and better my life.

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I'd like to be out of my house in next few years. Kid should be done and moved on and I don't need a house for just me. Freedom to move around, see the country by living in a mobile type home sounds good to me.

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I am an ENFP. I am lucky to pull together a one WEEK plan!

Zster Level 8 July 10, 2018
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Live by the seat of my pants and a feather in my cap on occasion.

azzow2 Level 9 July 10, 2018
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I don't have a five day plan.

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In the past 10 years all my dreams and plans died a horrid, writhing death. So why do it again?

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Mmmhhh..... I'll tell you in 5 years what the plan was....

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Hahahaha! I barely have a "make it through the week" plan!

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I have a plan, but it's still open to change as well, life is what happens while busy making plans.

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Kind of. Circumstances change, plans change. Some people say, "Live like you'll die tomorrow." That's a crock of shit. But something closer to, "Live like you'll die in 10 years" suits me for the time being.

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??????????

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Not really a five year plan, but I would like to stay employed until I decide it’s time to retire.

Hermit Level 7 July 11, 2018
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