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Change boils down to two things really:

1. knowing the right thing to do

2. doing it

Does planning help with either? Surprisingly it helps with the second more than the first. For the first, things like reading and finding a mentor helps more.

Often it's iterative too. Doing a thing often helps you figure out what you shouldn't be doing.

Say you wanted to find the perfect spouse. You don't do this by listing characteristics of that person. Nor do you do the research and hire a marriage expert to figure out the perfect spouse. You do it by dating. You reasssess whether you could be dating better people.