Usually, it is believed that a logical decision maker & an emotional decision maker cannot co-exist. That is not to say that any person cannot be either at different times, but that is to say that you have to choose between a value-system based decision & a rationality/logic based decision when both systems offer you an viable alternative in a typical right vs. right situation. For example, your surplus income could be a contribution to charity (Value-based, small good for lot of people) or invested away with financial institutions (rationality based, or in this case, a non-traditional-value-based decision alternative). Both decisions are right, but you can't take both decisions & thus the exclusivity of the two models.
Interestingly, it appears to me that logic itself has emotional strings attached. Those of us who swear by rationality & are its biggest advocates belong to the cult of logicism - for rights & wrongs are both human creations subject to opinion & debate.
So what makes sense depends on where your sensibilities are.
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Wednesday, September 06, 2006
The stride
Winding by lanes of 4th T block evenings, strange stares from strangers, two main roads, a nice little park - almost a square -, ghastly statues in the park, couples whispering on the benches, a sometime gang of longtime friends, Carnatic classical meandering through rather conspicuous speakers, children in the play-area, walkers in sneakers & denims.
Running shorts, running shoes, chronograph, warming up, regulated breathing, aerobic running, stupid right-angle turns, slowing down, breathless "excuse me" -s to other 'park'-ers, speeding up.
Wet shirt, something throbbing slowly, painfully by the right knee-cap, glistening skin, heavy breathing.
12 laps, 35 minutes.
Walk back home. Wince on the stair-climb. Swear.
Tracker spreadsheet. Enter values. 390 calories burnt.
Feel your right knee lightly.
Smile.
Running shorts, running shoes, chronograph, warming up, regulated breathing, aerobic running, stupid right-angle turns, slowing down, breathless "excuse me" -s to other 'park'-ers, speeding up.
Wet shirt, something throbbing slowly, painfully by the right knee-cap, glistening skin, heavy breathing.
12 laps, 35 minutes.
Walk back home. Wince on the stair-climb. Swear.
Tracker spreadsheet. Enter values. 390 calories burnt.
Feel your right knee lightly.
Smile.
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