The other morning you moved the bedding from the washing machine to the dryer. The pillow cases and top sheet had become balled up and tangled inside of the fitted sheet during the wash cycle. First you simply moved the whole thing to the dryer. But just as you were about to start the machine, you decided to pull everything back out, untangle it, and separate it. Then you put it all back in and started the dryer.
It was easy to separate the sheets and the pillow cases. But it would’ve been easier not to do it. Sure, you would’ve had to run the dryer a little longer to get everything dry and it would’ve come out a little more wrinkled. Not a big deal, though. Who but you would know or care?
The laundry may be low stakes but how many times a day are you similarly tempted by expediency? How often do you practice choosing the better option?