今天带7岁的孩子去伦敦，原计划下雨去博物馆，不下雨去动物园。但到达伦敦时，孩子不想去任何地方，于是我们随意漫步。途中遇到一座有大艺术装置的随机建筑，我们玩了很久。在每个十字路口，我们选择最有趣的方向前进。孩子跳上公园长椅，和克罗地亚的孩子玩耍，还捡到垃圾箱里的巨大纸箱当龟壳，在城市里行走。我们发现了一支废弃的画笔，孩子整天都在手指间旋转。在“ wicked”音乐剧即将开始时，我们买了最后一刻的8排中间门票，他牵手坐在旁边的女孩。今天没有按计划行事，我非常高兴。我们做计划是为了充分利用时间，但再次思考，这似乎并不合理。除非我们确实因为缺乏计划而错过了美好事物，否则不按计划行事是充分利用每个时刻的最佳方式。每个时刻都提供新信息，改变情况。然后我们可以根据当前了解采取行动，而不是根据之前的预测。我不后悔有计划，因为有时按计划行事是最佳选择。所以我认为，做计划，但可以自由地忽略它们——将它们视为选择，而不是要求。八小时步行后，我们乘坐夜火车回家。把他放到床上，我问他最喜欢的部分是什么。“那个纸箱。”

🌟 随遇而安：孩子不想去博物馆或动物园，于是他们随意漫步伦敦，发现艺术装置、和克罗地亚孩子玩耍，捡到纸箱当龟壳，用废弃画笔玩耍，最后观看音乐剧。

🚶‍♂️ 自由探索：在每个十字路口，他们选择最有趣的方向前进，这种自由探索的方式让他们发现了许多计划外的好奇事物。

🎭 即兴体验：在音乐剧即将开始时，他们买了最后一刻的票，享受了演出，这种即兴体验让孩子和旁边女孩建立了联系。

📦 纸箱的魅力：孩子最喜欢的部分是一个纸箱，这表明简单的物品也可以带来极大的乐趣和想象力。

🤔 计划与自由：作者反思了计划的重要性，但认为在不影响结果的情况下，随遇而安可以更好地利用每个时刻，将计划视为选择而非要求。

I took my 7-year-old to London today.I made two plans: if it rains, we go to a museum, if not, we go to the zoo.

But when the train arrived in London, he said he didn’t really want to do either one.So we just walked with no plans.

We immediately ran across some random building with a big art installation on its side.There was nobody around.We played there for a long time.

At each intersection, we just went whichever way looked most interesting.He lept around park benches, tickling some kids from Croatia.He found a huge cardboard box in the trash, and kept it around him like a turtle shell, as we walked through the city.He found a discarded paint brush and twirled it around his fingers for the rest of the day.

We were in front of the theater with the musical “Wicked”, just as they were about to begin.We bought last-minute tickets, 8th row center, and watched the show.He held hands with a girl sitting next to him.

I’m so glad we didn’t follow any plans today.

We make plans to make the most of our time — but thinking again about that idea, that doesn’t make sense, does it?

Unless we’re actually shut out of great things for lack of planning, following no plans is the ideal way to make the best of each moment.Every moment provides new information, which changes the situation.Then we can act on what we know now, instead of what we previously predicted.

I don’t regret having plans, because sometimes following the plan is the best choice.

So I guess the lesson is to make plans, but feel free to ignore them — to see them as an option, not a requirement.

After eight hours of walking, we took a night train home.Tucking him into bed, I asked what was his favorite part.

“The cardboard box.”