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I've seen similar stuff in a book on happiness (Happiness Hypothesis?) by Jonathan Haidt, for what it's worth.
My understanding is that almost all decisions are made unconsciously, with the rational, conscious part of the brain essentially functioning as the PR department, contriving rationalizations (c.f., confabulation in split-brain patients).
If I remember correctly, Haidt argues that decisions are only made consciously when the unconscious brain fails because two (or more) options are "close" - i.e., it requires step-by-step reasoning to choose.