An example, that I was thinking of last night was having an exercise plan. Having something that tells me what I'm "meant" to be doing makes it so that when I want to exercise I don't get stuck in that complete indecision where I don't know what to do or even what the options are

However... I don't love calling it "planning ahead," but I have a hard time finding the right words. Planning ahead feels like I'm committing to something... it's more like having a template? Committing to a plan doesn't go great for me, but having a template gives me a place to start, you know?