During my secondary school and tertiary education years, I had the joyful experience of playing several strategic games, such as chess, Risk, BattleTech, and a few others that not many people had heard of (Fortress America, anyone?). The friend who introduced me to these games mentioned that one day, the lessons learnt from playing them would come in useful.

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His advice came through.

Strategic thinking is important because it gives a clearer idea of where one wants to go, and from there, what needs to be done to get there. Granted, unlike what one may have seen in shows and stories where the villains’ plans fall perfectly into place, in real life, the said tasks and paths may not be that smooth sailing at all. Also, the longer the time taken and the more variables involved in achieving the objective,