The core of it
Numbers in order: it points to doing it step by step. You want the 4, but the 2 and 3 are still unwalked.
In love
Relationships have their own order: know each other before promising. Skipped stages get billed later.
In work and money
The plan does not lack ideas. It lacks step 2 resources and step 3 dates.
One thing to do today
Write out what 1, 2, 3, 4 actually are — then do only 2.
A number is not a verdict. It says what you are noticing, not what you will get.