This is one of my strongest held beliefs:
Preparation beats planning.
Planning is based on the expectation of order. Preparation is based on the expectation of chaos.
And as I recently found out, there's real science to support it.
In 1994, researchers gathered 30 collegiate baseball players for an experiment. One group practiced hitting pitches in a fixed order. Another received pitches in a completely randomized order.
During practice, the fixed-order group looked better. But in a real game-like session, the random group performed significantly better.
I call this the Random Cage Effect.
In this piece, I talk about how I've applied this lesson to my own life and why preparing for chaos leads to better real-world outcomes...
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