Why Being a Planner Could Be Your Downfall

If you’re the kind of person who plans things out carefully, beware: that strength could also be your biggest weakness, if it keeps you from being in the moment.

That’s a lesson I’ve learned the hard way, and something I intendto work on in the new year.

Planning Only Takes You So Far

I consider myself fairly quick on my feet. I studied improv at Second City’s training center, and that’s been enormously useful to me, especially in keeping cool when things go off the rails.

But I’m also a plan...