What is a rational decision, between two good choices?

If the way to abundant life is learning to die, should passion then outweigh practicality when faced with one or the other? Because discretion is rational, after all, preserving life and building stability. But the 'right time' to pursue passion, when life seems stable enough, never comes.

Nothing all that important at stake here, just trying to decide between two writing classes, one is a poetry class and the other is 'the art of the interview.' The poetry class is exciting, but a creative nonfiction class would be more practical, helpful for achieving my short term goals (one of which is to write without freaking out).

I can't take both.

Instead of deciding between a good course of action and a not so good one, I am faced with two good options. Most likely, they are not equally good. However, they are both good options, classes I want to take, that I would learn from and make progress in my writing. Perhaps a simple calculus, a pro-con list, might reveal the answer? Or should I listen to that 'something' inside that pulls me one way or the other.

Unfortunately, for the anxiously inclined, the inner voice is not all that helpful.

What is a rational decision, between two good choices? This is not a win-win situation - both are good but I choose one and I miss out on the other.

Part of me says 'two good options is more than many people have, so shut up.' But that fails to answer the question. Imitating an existence where I have no choice, as if my only needs are material, is not only unwise, it is artificial. Disdaining creativity is unrealistic, because even people in dire conditions create art. (Although, I would argue that creative expression is a fundamental need.) Gratitude for these blessings is certainly in order. Of that I am certain.

It will not matter, which one I choose, in the grand scheme of things. But certainly it matters in this struggle to find my voice, to learn to read and write again.

It matters today, because making this decision is driving me mad!