• Ex Nummis@lemmy.world
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    Precisely. We like to think of ourselves as rational but we’re the opposite. Then we rationalize things afterwards. Even being keenly aware of this doesn’t stop it in the slightest.

    • CheeseNoodle@lemmy.world
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      Probably because stopping to self analyze your decisions is a lot less effective than just running away from that lion over there.

      • MangoCats@feddit.it
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        It’s a luxury state: analysis; whether self or professionally administered on a chaise lounge at $400 per hour.