Logic is there such a thing

I recently read an article that scared me and excited me at the same time, bringing up the thought that this piece of knowledge is a wonderful thing to know and could really be used as an advantage if used properly.  I am sure we can all relate to making decisions too quickly at times in spite of what is actually best for us long term. Based on research done by Prof. Daniel Kahneman, from Princeton University, we can now have a new understanding of the human mind. In Toby Macdonald's, article “How do we really make decisions,” he looks at some of Kahneman’s findings regarding how we as humans actually make decisions.

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The findings are a bit alarming, most of our every day decisions are made with our intuitive mind, they are made quickly and without much thought.  The problem begins when we let this part of our mind make decisions that should be left to our logical brain, this is where we need to leave the thoughts for some time to be analyzed.  Kahnerman found that there isn’t much reasoning behind our beliefs and wishes, that our logical mind is very good at making a cover story to why we make the decisions we do.

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The scary part is that we tend to look for information that confirms what we already know. For example, buying a newspaper that agrees with our views. So how then can we maneuver around our brain and be sure to use the right parts of it when making certain decisions.  When asked to have a piece of cake or when shopping, buying a car, or anything highly stimulating, you can be sure that it is the intuitive brain making those decisions. If you want to slow down and think about purchasing that beautiful new car,  you could pass it over to your logical brain, just watch out for any stories that your brain try’s to tell you about why you need that new car.