Nice post. For me, when contemplating the four factors in deciding what to do at a given time I find that it is helpful to add one more human factor to make it five. Inspiration. If I am truly inspired and I have the drive and desire to go write or plan something out or whatever, I let the inspiration lead me where it must. And then I do it with gusto. This only works when I build it into my life as a habit and only works when I am at home and can make the other immediate pressures of life fizzle to the background. I think if this kind of inspiration is ignored, action becomes too stiff and forced to really be helpful in the long run.