There's this metaphor where you have a King (discipline) and a Queen (spontaneousness). They have to "marry" in order for you to be the most productive person.

There's this metaphor where you have a King (discipline) and a Queen (spontaneousness). They have to "marry" in order for you to be the most productive person. If your King tries to command your Queen and she refuses, it's not going to go well. As the author has already seen, it's quite hard to go to sleep or have fun by a decree.