Logic, Emotions and Achievement

Emotions can build up or completely destroy the possibility of achieving a goal. Much has been said about negative emotions, and how they block a person from even defining what is preferable and desirable to them, i.e., from stating their own goals. Without goals there is no compass showing us where to head to. Negative emotions make people think that they are defenseless or worthless, and certainly clueless. Positive emotions make people believe that life is worth living, even believe things that might be arguably unreal, but that allow them to set themselves a North, a set of goals and its subsequent list of actions to be taken.

In a discussion about emotions versus logic, which will be favored by those looking for efficiency? Well, computers and other machines are perfectly efficient, and they lack emotions. On the other side, the most important inventions came out from highly motivated human beings, people who were subject of emotions of the positive kind, creating a snowball effect that pepped them up, up to the level of extraordinary achievement. And then we have negative emotions, which hold people from achieving anything. We can see that:

1) It is necessary to avoid or contain in a "safety chest" manner all negative emotions. That will free us from the possibility of systematic failure.

2) It is necessary to use a neutral, emotionless approach when assessing our performances in things that do not require us to be motivated. To make myself clear, I propose an example. If I hate traffic jam when driving to my workplace in the morning, then I need to "un-hate" it, to be perfectly neutral about it. That way I might be able to use the commuting time to play a record reminding me of my personal goals, for instance. Or, if I like languages, I can learn a new one by listening it during the commute time.

3) When addressing our goals, it would be highly recommendable to cover them with positive emotions. This way we make them more vivid, and have the "feeling" that they lie around the corner, that our efforts will make sense very soon. (Of course, in relation which previous posts of mine, I am able to find a link between positive thinking and the creation of a better reality to enjoy.)

When assessing the worthiness of your life, and that of life itself, be super positive. When tripping over undesirable situations, strip them out of their negative connotations. Achievement depends on feeling positive. Efficiency on being neutral. Both of them rely on a perception of reality stripped of negative emotions. With this three point approach, everything is possible, every goal is attainable.