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> So why do we think we can reason ourselves out of emotions? Well I think I'm doing it all the time. Annoyed about how some clerk treated you? Rate the import
by PavlovsCat 10y ago
> So why do we think we can reason ourselves out of emotions?
Well I think I'm doing it all the time. Annoyed about how some clerk treated you? Rate the importance of that on a scale from 0 to 100. Take 2 minutes pondering the heat death of the universe. Rate it again. Compare.
- devilsavocado 10y agoFirst, I think you're using more of a 'wise' mind than you think. You've (1) recognized the emotion that you are feeling and have acknowledged it, (2) thought about how important it was to you, and (3) compared it with other thoughts. To do all those you actually do have to experience the emotion and it sounds like you've got a hand on that. Second, not that your frustration with a clerk is not important, but when I was explaining not reasoning yourself out of emotions I was thinking more along the lines of intense anxiety. A few years ago I had an interview with a cool tech company for a position I really wanted. I was so anxious I threw up in the elevator (...sigh...) All the logical thinking in the world didn't help me.