Recently applying for a US visa; now preparing the materials also means waiting until September. I’m increasingly realizing that you definitely need a mindset and actions for advance planning. 📎 Record | Advance-planning mindset: before opportunities arrive, first get prepared; when others start acting, you’ve already begun to reap the results. Anticipate trends → prepare in advance → wait for the opportunity → amplify the results. For example: before housing prices rise, buy a home in advance; before AI explodes, learn AI in advance; before an industry starts to take off.