Interestingly, science has disproven this. Brain studies show that action PRECEDES decision.
The results have been repeated innumerable times and are the basis of considerable study currently.
If you go back and re-read those studies, I think you'll find that they mean that action precedes cognitive
decision. Non-verbal desire and intent precede the cognitive awareness (i.e. the "verbal" thinking part of your brain that "talks" in your head) that you desire or decide on something. Intent is way ahead of "you."