Should you plan things out first or just start?

Planning versus acting on a project, career or business.

Axis: act and adjust as you go … plan carefully before acting

Answers by date: 7 records in 6 sources, newest first; the answers above are the current ones. The advice was refined (2019, 2020), never reversed, in these records.

date	who	answer	source
2020-12-20	Ali	When Ali has an idea he now tries to start executing it straight away: planning is useful to an extent, but minimising the time between thinking of something and doing it keeps it interesting.	20 Lessons that Improved My Life 00:12:25
2020-07-06	Ali	In today's world, Ali says, there are far more opportunities for success, however it is defined, for people who door knock than for those who window open.	How To Find Opportunities EVERYWHERE 00:00:58
2020-04-29	Ali	In traditional fields it feels as if you need permission; Ali's biggest lesson is that you don't: if you want to do the thing, do it.	Productivity, Books and Careers Advice - Ali Abdaal x Noah Kagan // Deep Dive 01:47:53
2020-04-29	Ali	Ali's classic advice: it is easy to spend a lot of time thinking and reading, but getting started is the first step.	Productivity, Books and Careers Advice - Ali Abdaal x Noah Kagan // Deep Dive 00:06:20
2020-01-07	Ali	Ali holds that most success today comes disproportionately from the door-knocker attitude: outside charted careers like medicine, in business and creating, you knock, stay consistent and gain chances for serendipity.	15 Lessons that Improved My Life 00:02:20
2019-10-09	Ali	Ali's tenth tip is to just start: you need no more knowledge first; even without coding, get an idea, start working on it and learn what you need as you go.	How I Built a Million Dollar Business in Medical School - 10 Tips for Entrepreneurs 00:15:03
2017-07-31	Ali	Ali says the objective with a new project is to get something out the door as soon as possible without getting hung up on details such as the logo or colour scheme.	How to make a website in 5 minutes · Medical Students Making an App - Episode 3 00:02:13