Donkey:
*Get carrot, eat it, be happy
Napoleon:
*Assess situation in Egypt
*Get scouts to report on Nelson's fleet position
*Send diplomatic embassy to the Turks
*Account for gunpowder and manpower
*Give 3 speeches
*Read newspapers
*Distribute false intelligence to English double agent
*Shine, polish all equipment
*Meet with Mamluk chieftain
*Attend the mosque
*Break Turkish/Anglo supply line in raid
Napoleon, donkey version:
*Continue Egyptian campaign
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The lesson? Breaking campaigns down into component parts makes it feel like you've got more work to do, but you're more likely to actually win instead of chase a carrot. But people hate doing this, they get overwhelmed when they start to actually break things down. So most people go into donkey mode.