# Strategic Thinking **Domain:** Decision Science / Performance **Doc Type:** Concept Node **Maturity:** Developed ## Definition **Strategic Thinking** is the practice of relating present choices to future objectives, constraints, countermoves, resources, and changing conditions. ## Mechanism and Practice Strategy turns desire into an operating path. It requires clear objectives, situational awareness, sequencing, feedback, and enough composure to preserve options when fear or urgency narrows attention. ## Relationships - **Related concepts:** [[wiki/Composure|Composure]] · [[wiki/Agency|Agency]] · [[wiki/Long-Term Effort|Long-Term Effort]] ## Simple Reminders, Quotations, and Thoughts > “Intelligence and strategy turn wants into results. Passively waiting for desires to materialize rarely works. Thinking carefully about how to reach a goal makes success far more likely.” > **— Bryant McGill**, *Determination Without Desperation - Livestream (Jan 2016)* [[reminders/Discipline/Strategy Turns Wants Into Results by Bryant McGill|Strategy Turns Wants Into Results by Bryant McGill]]