Tell me, do you always plan for every single possible eventuality? You must never leave the house.
Yeah I'd say that as I've grown older I've placed a higher import on planning ahead and attempting to steer clear of avoidable pitfalls.
But I've always been bent a bit that way. I'm cool with taking extra steps up front, to avoid slow downs along the long run.
I shouldn't address your never leaving the house OT, but since it relates...
After a couple years in college and a spurt of triple overtime work, a friend and I took a 2 week break to see how the world looked like from atop the highest mountain in the lower 48. Upon our return, as we entered the haze of North Los Angeles, we impulsively decided that life was better
out there, than
in here. And that contained within our packs was all that we would need. Brian being a bit more reckless and free in his decision tree, wanted to turn around right then and there. Me I wanted to return to make my farewells, give a few weeks notice to my employer, rack up some more cash, and upgrade a few precious items of gear.
After a couple years of travel and incredible adventure, Brain was ready to settle down. I wasn't. So I took off afoot and alone and traveled for another 7 years or so. The lions share of my travels was spent living outdoors. It was the wild places I wanted to be. I carried my belongings and lived simple. No cushion to fall back on in times of illness, accident, or misfortune. In all that time I rarely knew what would happen next. Decisions were made as opportunity and desire availed itself. Didn't know where I'd be from season to season, and sometimes from mile to mile. Might be headed south for the winter, just to turn around and head back into the cold. I was free and nobody, not even I, dictated predetermined rules for my existence.
Yet in that carefree life of throwing my fate to the wind; I took great care of my gear and applied a disciplined attention to detail to everything I did. I found myself in a variety of extreme situations well beyond my control. I did what I could do to lessen my odds of misfortune, and trucked on. My cautious and calculating ways slowed me Not One Wit! They did however keep me alive of that I am sure!
Point is, I planned for every single possible eventuality that I could,
and I left the house in a way I don't believe you can fully understand.