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Divide and Conquer on a Personal Level
Choosing to divide and conquer for ourselves can be empowering.
Let me clarify this right at the start.
When it comes to the Big Picture matters of the world — like politics — divide and conquer is a weaponized notion. Most major political parties love to create “us” versus “them” so that they can sow divisions to empower themselves and their donors.
On a more personal level, when it comes to how we interact with others, divide and conquer creates unnecessary lack, scarcity, and competition. That serves nobody, just like the above-mentioned Big Picture notion does more harm than good.
However — when this is about you and me, and the things we are doing for our lives — to divide and conquer can give us focus, direction, and spur action.
Why? Because most of us are drawn in a lot of different directions at once. For example, while I am striving to write/edit my books and blogs, I also need to do my share of the housework. Additionally, I need to bring in income for the household. And the cats, though mostly self-sufficient, still need me and my wife to feed and water them.
You might have kids to attend to, aging loved ones to care for, workplace duties, hobby duties, and so on. Hence, your focus and attention…
