Planning is really the hallmark of any large military formation, and it's typically a weakness in new formations and new armies.
Children, if they haven't been introduced to foods by the time they're 3 years old, are afraid of it, as if it would hurt them. They don't really get out of that until they're 6 or 7 - it's a safety mechanism, and you're not going to win.
Eric Clapton always wanted to come out onstage with a stuffed parrot on his shoulder.

