[sghiassy]

Is planning, like deciding how to position your troops in battle, doing the thing?

[munificent]

Planning is doing the planning thing, but it is not doing the battle thing.

[dakiol]

And running the marathon is just running the marathon? I disagree. Big part of running the marathon is in the preparation. Weeks after weeks of training and not skipping a single session. The marathon itself is the tip of the iceberg; important but not the whole "thing".

[TuringTest]

But both are doing the winning thing, which is more valuable than just the battle thing. Unless you do it just for fun and don't mind the result.