While communicating with others, it’s far more valuable to make the right decisions (i.e. say the right things) than to think the right things. It doesn’t matter if your opinion is “correct”, if others are not convinced / if your opinion is not beneficial, it’s the same as being incorrect or worse.
A right thought should come before a right decision, but just because you have a right thought does not mean you will make the right decision.
For example, this can be applied while arguing with a loved one:
When you see your partner or family member being emotional and illogical, you might know that you can verbally defeat them using a bulletproof logical reasoning.
Here, the “right thought” is your logical argument.
But, the “right decision” might not be to communicate the argument. In fact, in most cases where your loved one is emotional, it would be better to refrain from speaking (try listening to them first) or move on to a different topic.
If it's an important topic, calmly circle back to it later, if not, then why bother?
Ask yourself if making the point is as important to you as the relationship between you and your loved one.
Choosing Thought A over Thought B means there are logical reasons behind why Thought A is better (whatever the criterion might be) than Thought B.
However, this does not mean choosing to express Thought A is better than choosing to express Thought B or choosing not to express an opinion.
You are not confined to the imaginary logical gates of A or B in the real world. There are infinite possibilities in the number of decisions you can make.
Remember to pause.