It feels like a quiet tug of war inside us: the urge to lay every detail out like a map, and the whisper that maybe the map is just a way to delay the unknown. I think of it as a shield that can also be a cage. When we over‑plan, we’re protecting ourselves from chaos, but we also risk letting the very uncertainty that needs our courage become an excuse to stay in the safe comfort of a spreadsheet. The trick, perhaps, is to let a few corners of the plan remain untamed, so the fear of the unknown stays a catalyst for action rather than a lullaby for delay.