<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # If you enter a system without a plan, your time... > If you enter a system without a plan, your time will still be organized—usually by someone else's objective function. Agency begins by naming the purpose you intend to serve before the surrounding system assigns you a convenient role. **Source:** [[livestreams/Beyond the Rules — Systems Literacy and Unconventional Paths - Workbook|Beyond the Rules — Systems Literacy and Unconventional Paths]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “If you enter a system without a plan, your time will still be organized—usually by someone else's objective function. Agency begins by naming the purpose you intend to serve before the surrounding system assigns you a convenient role.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-enter-system-without-assigns-convenient-role ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->