The mistake of overgeneralizing “just do it”

"Don't think about it; just do it!" People who say that usually encourage their audience to start implementing their raw idea immediately, without spending time on upfront planning and instead adapt along the way. Some people even promote this idea for projects, especially those run in startups. This advice may be correct in some cases, but not always. Generalizing it is incorrect and can end up causing disasters. When should we "just do it" and when should we take our time to plan and design before starting something? The balance The superficial trends may picture it as whether or not you need to plan and design upfront, but the reality is different: we must ALWAYS plan and design upfront; the real question is how much. Here are a few criteria we should consider when deciding how much to plan and design upfront: How much adaptation is possible in the future? Can we cancel and go back to the starting point if needed? How difficult, expensive, time-consuming, and risky is it to change…

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