Reasons vs. Emotion: A Short Guide to Making Better Decisions by Elevating Your Emotional Intelligence (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781732014350)

Is it our logic and our deductive/inductive reasoning, or is it our emotions, and our desires and impulsive reactions?

There is no question that both systems play a part, a role in our behavioral reactions. We want to believe we are logical, rational beings.

All this aside, our intelligence or rationality is frequently guided, or undermined, by our emotions. We often buy things because we want them (they make us feel good), not always because we need them. We are sometimes (or often) impulsive, reacting before we think. We fall prey to good salesmen or fancy advertising, and then realize we've been duped.

Believe it or not, our emotions fuel our actions. Without emotional input we evaluate, but don't do anything. It's been suggested that 80% of all decision-making is emotion, and only 20% is logic.
So, one of the goals of life is to balance your emotions and your logic. Not let either rule the day (much easier said than done).

Some of what you will learn in this small book is:

- Emotional Leaking And The 5 Monsters Of Unhealthy Emotions
- What Emotional Intelligence Is And What It Is NOT
- Take The Who Is Me Test To Help You Understand Your Strength And Weaknesses
- Toxic Stress And How It Affects Your Body, Mind, Emotions And Behavior
- How Your Brain Controls Your Flight, Fright And Freeze Response
- Getting Control Of Your Thoughts
- Tools To Give Your Brain A Break
- The Two Systems That Control Us