DSimon comments on Feeling Rational - Less Wrong

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Comment author: DSimon 22 July 2011 06:12:39AM 3 points [-]

"Consider how one would best fake an emotion: simply by motivating oneself to feel that way."

Brilliant. I need to remember this phrase.

Comment author: amya1989 02 October 2011 02:51:17PM 0 points [-]

I'm considering this quote, and also wondering how it would be possible, as most people hold the belief that you can't feel anything that your heart doesn't want to feel. Is it irrational to 'listen to ones heart'? Can you really change your thinking, motivate yourself to change your thoughts and thus change your feelings?

Comment author: DSimon 02 October 2011 08:42:02PM 1 point [-]

Yep.