Planning is an intellectual process that requires logic rather than wishful thinking.

Which feature of planning is highlighted by the statement?

Mental exercise

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. Mental exercise.

Planning is a mental exercise: Planning requires application of the mind involving foresight, intelligent imagination and sound judgement. It is basically an intellectual activity of thinking rather than doing, because planning determines the action to be taken. However, planning requires logical and systematic thinking rather than guess work or wishful thinking. In other words, thinking for planning must be orderly and based on the analysis of facts and forecasts.