What part do emotions play in decision making?

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What part do emotions play in decision making?

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Answer 1

Emotions and instincts are the fundamental basis of all our motivations. Rationality can tell you a better way to achieve a goal, and biology can tell you why those goals exist, but there’s no rational reason for why you ought to prioritize one goal over another.

In an emergency survival situation, emotion driven actions are often better than doing nothing, but nowhere near as effective as a researched and trained reaction.