(from the same book) The conflict that we sometimes feel between “I shouldn’t be spending my time on this” versus “but I’m gonna do it” can be caused by differe

(from the same book) The conflict that we sometimes feel between “I shouldn’t be spending my time on this” versus “but I’m gonna do it” can be caused by different subminds (of the mind) that disagree on what would make the organism (you) happy. All the subminds have that same goal but they might disagree on what. Training attention and awareness through meditation eventually results in unification of mind where all the subminds unify and work together. No more angel/devil on your shoulders. Just your executive subminds with all the other subminds working efficiently together. That’s the phenomenological answer to the problem.