A person's instinctive response usually mixes three states: excitement, fear, and emptiness, but they cannot be directly equated with right or wrong. Fear often indicates a valuable but uncertain challenge that can be overcome through ability and preparation; emptiness may mean a mismatch in direction itself, or it could simply be a lack of information and experience. The key is not in the feeling itself, but in distinguishing: whether it is a problem of ability, insufficient cognition, or a wrong direction. Emotions can serve as signals, but they cannot replace judgment.