Are you (mainly) an emotional thinker or logical/critical thinker?

Male. I'm an emotional thinker. 1
Male. I'm a logical/critical thinker. 24
Male. I'm a bit of both. 9
Female. I'm an emotional thinker. 7
Female. I'm a logical/critical thinker. 4
Female. I'm a bit of both. 13
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  • howaminotmyself

    Both. I can be overly rational at times and sometimes talk mysef out of emotions. But I also have a fiery side that comes out when I'm feeling emotional.

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  • Logical.

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  • Middlefinger

    but as long, im realistic/logic

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  • My mind works differently, so I'm told. When I see something I just don't see "it" but how it relates to everything else.

    The information enters my mind and a tree-like structure emerges connecting it to everything else and so a commonality is formed and "Aha!"; out pops the solution.

    Word.

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  • misca

    Logical. I have no emotions.

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  • PapzBSlim

    I am male and used to be both. Now, I have learned so many coping skills that when placed in a situation, I think logically first. Emotion has caused me to make a lot of mistakes in the past.

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  • dom180

    Emotions have their place, but emotions are not for thinking with. "Emotional thinking" almost seems like an oxymoron to me. Emotions are an automatic, uncontrollable response to what you sense around you. That isn't thinking, because thinking is a conscious process.

    It's good to be able to understand and feel emotions, but I make a very clear distinction between "feeling" (which I associate with emotions) and "thinking" (which I associate with logic).

    People are saying in their comments that when emotional and logical thinking come into conflict, they weigh up each point-of-view to decide which is better. But how are they weighing it up? Are they using logical thinking to weigh it up? If so, isn't that just a vindication of logical thinking? Or are they using emotional reasoning?

    That said, I 100% agree with Anime7 ("Whichever person has the more logic behind their anger is the one I'll side with, regardless of empathy. But most of time I'm empathetic towards a lot of things"), howaminotmyself ("I can be overly rational at times and sometimes talk mysef out of emotions. But I also have a fiery side that comes out when I'm feeling emotional") and dappled ("I'd notice something missing if I lost one of those after having both. Like losing a sense") so far. In fact, those thoughts sum me up completely.

    To avoid sounding cold, I'll make it clear that emotions are good. They quite literally make me happy. But emotions and thinking need to stay separate.

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  • Anime7

    A bit of both. I'm usually very passionate about most things that concern human interactions. For example, lets say two friends disagree, my initial reaction would be to freak out, but lets say they want me to decide who's right. Well, I'll first try to see which one I can empathize with the most, but I'll try to look at it from the opposite perspective ans see if that makes sense. I really want to side the one I can most empathize with, but I have to think logically so I always concern the opposite person's feelings. Whichever person has the more logic behind their anger is the one I'll side with, regardless of empathy. But most of time I'm empathetic towards a lot of things. Does that make sense?

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  • dappled

    A bit of both. Where the viewpoints conflict, I weigh them both up in my head and judge which is most relevant to the situation. I'd hate to be only able to think one way. Although I wouldn't know I was missing out on something, I'd notice something missing if I lost one of those after having both. Like losing a sense.

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