Of course acting based on emotions can lead to disasters, almost everyone knows that. The problem is cultivating the ability to set emotions aside and act logically in every situation.

For me, our emotions are powerful forces that can shape our lives, for good or for bad. We can make our emotions work for us by allowing logic and reason to preceed it, not the other way round.

When we've reasoned that something is the right course of action, we should then allow ourselves to feel strongly enough to follow that course.

Mastering our emotions and feelings is the primary aspect of self mastery.