I get all caught up in watching the health bar, trying to figure what power to click or that I can click or what might work, etc. that I sometimes just ain't got the brain-bone to also handle considering my Insps. I am good at combining them into wakies though.
Real answer too: often I tend to aim for one type, like "this guy has End issues, convert them all to blue," or "I need mess resistance, go for Break-Frees" etc. That whole "these are important, I need to save them!" mentality has led to many a death for many a player. Of course when I go on a bender and burn through them, they stop dropping...