“She is unlikely to defend her choice as simply an unthinking decision, one reached at random, or one reached via reasoning that violates the ordinary rules of rational thought.”
“For example, let's say that colleague Joe makes an unthinking remark that embarrasses you during a meeting.”
“One challenge to this may be that there are two different sets of cognitive processes: one that is more primitive, unthinking and impulsive, and the other that is contemplative and self-aware.”