The wife and newborn example sure does evoke an easy, "duh, dude, you screwed-up" response. The trick is knowing, in the moment, which alternative action will

The wife and newborn example sure does evoke an easy, "duh, dude, you screwed-up" response. The trick is knowing, in the moment, which alternative action will best serve which subset of priorities over which time frames. It's not always so obvious as newborn vs client meeting. Sometime it's flying an airplane vs client meeting.