It is official.  I have cornered myself into...well...a corner, and have checkmated myself to death.  And the opponent is myself. "so if i make this move, this is what will happen, and that is what will have after that."  The second-guessing is necessary, but straight-forward in most sports.  If I feign a smash, but do a drop instead, she (the opponent) might have already guessed, so I should just lob to her backhand instead.  And if I leave my sides open, tempting her to smash, I would be ready for it, but she might drop instead.  It's all about making guesses.  But in sports you get the results pretty fast, in a matter of seconds, or minutes.  But WORK, no, work is a long drawn affair. And it's never just second-guessing. There's the 3rd and 4th order of guessing involved, and that paralyzes the momentum of any form of productivity.  Like now.

No point in making early preparations, because things change.  But you have to register with the bosses that you HAVE thought of the things that you KNEW were going to happen, even though any form of circumvention is futile and fruitless and simply a waste of time. I don't like that -- I'm those time who submit assignments early instead of last minute.  But alas, the majority has the power.