Warren Buffet has a quote that goes something like this, “Any idiot with a plan is better off than a genius without one.”
Also, any idiot with a plan is better off than a genius with a plan who sticks to it.
Because no plan survives first contact with the real world. Too many geniuses get caught living in the abstract where their ideas are perfect, but that doesn’t mesh with the real world where things get tested.
The idiot at least is courageous and doesn’t care as much about looking stupid and he is often very effective. Much to the chagrin of the “genius”.
The idiot could learn from the genius, but the genius also has much to learn from the idiot. Finally, make plans, but be flexible.