The only thing we can do in those situations is to listen and be in the moment. There is no way that you'll be able to nail Spain w/o learning the song first. But being connected and listening will allow you to do a better job than you otherwise would have!
reason and logic have little to do with human choices. by definition that is what emotions are. and you only need to take a drive around to see how much people don't think about what they do, particularly when controlling a few thousand pounds of metal at speed.
My definition of 'emotion' is that "emotion is what thinking feels like". Fear has been really well studied, and there is a logical and consistent process behind the decision. It has a purpose and is adaptive. I'm not saying that humans are logical in the computer sense. I'm saying that there is clear reasoning behind what we do, and there is. The strict definition of logical simply doesn't apply unless we are really really well trained. Instead, we guess via induction about how things work and make up story lines.
I go to church because I believe in God is utterly illogical, yet it is a reason. People who drive down the street at 90 miles an hour generally believe they are capable of steering the car w/o mishap. This isn't logical, but it is a reason. As I said, we do what the think will work. If you want to stop that person from speeding, you can either give them a different reason to slow down (i.e. police enforcement) or convince them of the danger.
