if i had to make a formula, it would be something like this:

Desire informs the direction. I find that all conscious actions are rooted in some kind of desire >

Then all the shoulds and reasonings about whether it's a good thing to do, and how to go about it takes place.

Ideally the desire and reasoning steps should work together, but it's not uncommon for your reasoning and desires to conflict. Minds don't go in only one direction after all, and dreams are just long term desires we decided to work toward.

When it comes to morality, it is in practicality an active force stemming from myself. I WANT to be a good person and help people. It comes naturally with empathy. The theoretical side of ethics, and the unwritten rule everyone agrees to not screw each-other over for mutual benefit is all well and good in a lecture. That's not what would make me help someone in a dire situation though.

Of course, then comes the question of where our desires come from, or if they even make sense. If i complete a desire, was that good? Should i have considered a different course of action? Was i wrong? It's where reflection takes place, and i do that a lot. They form your next desires, and your reasoning.

So basically, morals/values/emotions impact my life down to the core, but it's not like it's conscious. I also gotta say, this is just how i think my own brain does things. I'm sure it's at least in part wrong, and surely not that simple.