Pick one question for this run
A useful first goal is learning what ends a run and what your chosen skills need. Read the effects you actually receive. Random opportunities mean a fixed shopping list may not be available. Record the options you passed up as well as those you chose.
Check before committing
Compare the food’s displayed gains with your current goal, then inspect the resources needed for your next action. Use the run planner as a notebook; it does not predict events or promise a winning build.
After the run
Keep the difficulty, version, loadout and the point where your plan stopped working. Change one part on the next attempt so the result tells you something. The game’s official description gives roughly an hour as a typical short run, not a real-time deadline.