Adaptation IS the work

Only a tiny percentage of projects are going to work exactly as you expect.
Here’s the weird part: most people know this, like in their bones they know it, and yet they are still surprised and frustrated when the unexpected shows up.
That’s kind of like being flabbergasted that the sun came up AGAIN today or that small children will need to use the bathroom at the most inconvenient times.
These are immovable truths of the universe.
I think most professionals would be well-served by taking an improv class because improv teaches you to stop expecting an outcome and to simply adapt to whatever is happening now.
Adaptation is the name of the game. Adaptation IS the work.