Journal #15

Logic and reason are two different things that should be used at all times. Many times logic is overruled by emotion and is not used when it should be, but sometimes, emotion is better than logic. It is often hard to differentiate between the times where logic should be used and the times where emotion should be used. Reason is a good thing, though, that should be consistently used in one's everyday life. Often people use deductive reasoning, like a multiple problem on a test as an example. If someone as any idea about a question they are trying to answer, they often use deductive reasoning to come up with the best possible answer, which is the most logical. One would start by immediately ruling out the answer or answers that have no possible chance of being correct. Often, there are at least two possible answers that make sense, so then one must guess between the two, and pick whichever one they think would be better. Often, though, one's instinct must also be given a voice, because more often then not, one's instinct is right. Instinct is a key part of everyday life, because often, when logic and reasoning tells a person to do something, that person's instinct tells them to do something completely different. There are times when one's instinct may be incorrect completely, times when one's instinct is close but still a little bit off target, and times when one's instinct is totally and completely correct. There are a ton of situations where logic should be used, emotion should be used, reasoning should be used, or instinct should be used. It is often hard to determine when each different thing should be used, but one normally knows whether or not each different thing should be used. They are all vital parts of life, and have been ingrained into human beings since birth. If one tries their best to live their lives how they should, they will learn to be able to tell the difference of when they should use each thing.