Feelings Are Data

Emotional reasoning treats feelings as facts. "I feel unqualified, therefore I am." The leap from feeling to conclusion happens so fast you miss it. Feelings carry real information about your state, but they are data points, not proof.

A feeling of unease might signal a real threat or simply an unfamiliar situation. The skill is treating emotions as input to analysis, not as the analysis itself. When you feel certain, ask what evidence exists beyond the feeling.