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Underplanning

That being said, you should take time to strategize before attempting to achieve any long-term goals. Trying to come up with the endgame of a project midway through the process can be extremely frustrating and waste a huge amount of time. Robert Pozen, a lecturer at the MIT Sloan School of Management, recommends that you first determine what you want your final outcome to be, then lay out a series of steps for yourself. Once you're halfway through, you can review your work to make sure you're on track and adjust accordingly.