Most people are governed either by their intellect or by their emotions. In a lot of situations the smart thing to do would be to make a decision based on a person's intellect. For example if someone had been saving money to buy something that they need, they would buy a car rather than something such as a dog. A person who relies on emotions to make decisions might have chosen to get the dog. Responsibility comes along with both options, but a car would be more useful because it is a way of transportation.
There are positive and negative consequences of relying on intellect to make decisions. One positive is that a person will think more about a situation before they act on it. For example, if someone gets a low grade on a test they might get angry. If they get angry they will either act on intellect or their emotions. If they react on their intellect, they will realize that if they would have spent more time studying they would have done better, and decide to study more next time. But if they make their decision based on their emotions, they will let their anger show.
One negative consequence is that someone might not be as social. If someone always bases their decisions on intellect they might not be as interesting as someone who sometimes rules their decisions on their emotions. Other people might want to surround themselves with more emotional decision makers rather than an intellectual decision maker. Even though it might not be as interesting, basing a person's decisions on intellect would be the better decision in the long run because they are most likely to choose the best decisions at that time.
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