*Rational is impossible to keep up over time because it doesn't align with your emotions.* This reminds me of [[Homo economicus]], and the idea of rationality, however the problems of rationality are that they are bounded by imagination and experience (so called [[Bounded Rationality]]). This is a saying designed to give yourself a break when considering your decision-making process of the past and thinking about [[Future Lon]] and giving hime some grace. ##### What would the opposite argument be? If you can reduce the emotional overlay, you may be able to get more [[System 2]] thinking involved, which in some cases might be a nice balance for your initial reflex. ##### Sources: