Planning and doing are separate activities. Both have a time and place. Sometimes they overlap. Sometimes they’re independent. And sometimes, they’re blind to one another.

The industrious, optimistic version of you — the one that creates the to-do list — is not necessarily the same version of you that executes the tasks.

Likewise, sometimes you can jump into action without having prioritized, mapped, and itemized.

What to do?

Nothing drastic. Just be aware. Recognize your various modes of operation. And mostly, give yourself some grace.