Divide and Be Conquered

He followed his heart,
But left his mind behind,
And his unguarded thoughts were captured.

She was led by her mind,
But went apart from her heart,
And her untended love was stolen.

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I want to do this (but it’s a bad idea.)
I should do this (but I don’t want to.)

It’s not always possible to get your heart and mind together and in a state of agreement, but you live in greater peace if you make that the goal for your own decision-making.

You can also evaluate people by how well they do this, or whether they even attempt to do this. More often than not, when you meet someone who seems to be a magnet for drama, or a person who lives to complain, their decision-making framework is not an internally cooperative one. You aren’t likely to find peace in the vicinity of such a person.