Change the plan without erasing its earlier purpose
An old plan can have served you honestly even if you no longer want the life it points towards. You can thank a direction for getting you this far and still turn at the next street; changing where you are going does not require pretending that every earlier step was a mistake.
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An earlier plan had a context
A person may move to a city for its busy pace and later prefer somewhere quieter. The earlier choice might have suited their work, interests or circumstances at the time.
A change in direction does not automatically invalidate the original decision. Plans are made with a particular set of needs and possibilities. Those can change without making the past foolish.
When describing a revision, separate two questions:
- What did the old plan make possible then?
- What would a suitable plan make possible now?
You might value the experience of living centrally while deciding that your next home needs less noise. Both statements can be accurate. Keeping the useful parts of the earlier chapter gives you a more precise account than declaring the entire chapter a wrong turn.