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I've read a few different books that say we make decisions from our gut or emotions--logic is only used to try and justify it to ourselves.
by FTA 10y ago
I've read a few different books that say we make decisions from our gut or emotions--logic is only used to try and justify it to ourselves.
- saeranv 10y agoYeap. There's some research that suggests the unconscious mind is better at making complex decisions then the conscious mind. [1][2] "Thinking hard about a complex decision that rests on multiple factors appears to bamboozle the conscious mind so that people only consider a subset of information, which they weight inappropriately, resulting in an unsatisfactory choice. In contrast, the unconscious mind appears able to ponder over all the information and produce a decision that most people remain satisfied with" [1] [1] https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn8732-sleeping-on-it-best-for-complex-decisions/ https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn8732-sleeping-on-it-b... [2]http://people.hss.caltech.edu/~steve/rightchoice.pdf http://people.hss.caltech.edu/~steve/rightchoice.pdf
- CamperBob2 10y agoIt's also been strongly argued via FMRI research that our decisions are made before our conscious mind is aware of them. Of course, FMRI machines have also diagnosed brain activity in a dead fish, so...