Seeing as you upvoted my post ('what i would do if I had a normal life') I will assume you read it.

There is a big difference between the 'quick fix', and changing the time parameters of thinking ahead.
There are very few 'quickies'- just the illusion of them.

What I think people have to to terms with, is that the (relatively) stable world we have all grown up in, is changing.
A rule of thumb - The more chaos, the shorter the 'planning ahead' time frame.
Too much chaos brings in too many variables for long term, strategies. (imo)