The process of making decisions is very complex. We want to make the best possible decision and that's why we often hesitate during this process. But what makes us choose one thing instead of another? How helpful is here logical thinking? Is it helpful at all?
I had to deal with these questions and tried to find an answer. When do I decide to do something because I feel it's right and when do I listen to reason?
Decisions based on emotions are usually spontaneous caused by our reaction to something that just happened. Emotions sometimes make us do things we later regret and wish we listened to our reason. In this way emotions make us irrational and it's possible that they may influence negatively our long-term interests. On the other hand, they don't allow us to think something over, so we act before we get stressed or threatened which is helpful in some situations (for example if we want to start a conversation with a beautiful stranger).
Reason always searches for the most appropriate (optimal) solution based on facts and their most possible impact on us. It takes into account both advantages and downsides. It makes a kind of a calculation of positive and negative influence and helps us choose the best option. However, it takes time to make a decision based on reason and it also happens that despite long and complicated thinking process we haven't chosen the right way.
That's why it's vital to reconcile emotions and reason. It may seem impossible, but although they can't work together, their mixing gives us the highest probability of the right choice. For example negative emotions can improve decisions involving risk.
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