In an idealized "intellectual-only" world, humans would be Spock-like and be pure rational actors.
But we aren't, not even close. (And I would argue that that's a good thing, but that discussion is waaaaay out of scope).
As soon as you accept that humans, including yourself, primarily make _emotional_ decisions and not rational ones, it becomes easier to steer decisions in a healthy manner.
In an idealized "intellectual-only" world, humans would be Spock-like and be pure rational actors.
But we aren't, not even close. (And I would argue that that's a good thing, but that discussion is waaaaay out of scope).
As soon as you accept that humans, including yourself, primarily make _emotional_ decisions and not rational ones, it becomes easier to steer decisions in a healthy manner.