      Critical thinking is the removal of emotion from analysis
to the greatest degree possible, but that should not be confused
by weighing the emotional impact of a decision. My friend knew
that if she bought the white car, the color would make her
unhappy, despite all its advantages. And isn’t that the actual
goal of this exercise: to get the largest amount of happiness
from the purchase decision?  For her, the amount of unhappiness
the loss of resale value and dirtiness add is less than the
amount of unhappiness the color would have added. The correct
analysis is: buy the black car.  The reason I bring this example
up is that I have, on occasion, eschewed the emotional impact of
personal decisions for practical concerns. When all I consider
is practical matters, I can easily come to a decision. But
forgetting the emotional impact of those decisions leaves out
data that should also be considered.  So, to answer my own
question, no, you can’t apply too much critical thought. As
humans, we’re emotional, and