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Some people consider thinking about and planning for the future to be a waste of time. They argue that people should simply live in the moment. Do you agree or disagree? Use at least one personal example in your response.

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It is sometimes argued whether people should plan for their
future
 or just seize the present. Personally, while I agree with the idea that living
on
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in
at
present
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the present
 is important, I do believe that
future
 planning
also contribute
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also contributes
 to people’s success. There are several reasons for why I would argue that making plans for
future
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the future
 could benefit people.
Firstly
, people with
future
 plans could be more motivated. While they are making plans, people can break the ultimate goal into several short-term goals which are much
more easier
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easier
 to be accomplished than the long-term one.
Secondly
, by making plans, people can organize and improve their
time
 management so that they could have their jobs down on
time
.
For example
, in order to finish a dissertation on
time
, a student should schedule his
time
 into different sessions for material gathering, proposal writing and dissertation writing.
Finally
, people sometimes need to make plans in advance for those undesirable incidents,
such
 as signing a health insurance contract. I
also
 believe that seizing the present enables people to
fulfill
put in effect
fulfil
 their plans and to make some achievements. After making plans, people should take
actions
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action
 to conduct their plans,
otherwise
 planning
future
 would be nothing but a waste of
time
. At the same
time
, focusing on the present can examine whether the plans are practical for people to implement,
otherwise
 people could alter their plans.
Also
, concentrating on current issues can prevent people from feeling
panic
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panicky
 about the unpredictable
future
 and perform better in their daily lives. In conclusion, my view is that either planning for
future
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the future
 or seizing the present is important to a people’s lives. A
well
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good
 combination of them would benefit people greatly in their ways of pursuing success.

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