Gut Feeling / Intuition

Last updated Aug 30, 2024

The gut feeling or Intuition is an instinctive feeling, as opposed to an opinion based on facts.

Intuition can only be learned through experience. You can’t take shortcuts. It makes all the difference at work between an exceptional developer and a junior who didn’t have that past experience, hence training his gut and intuition.

Gut feeling is more valuable than habits, conscious decisions, or long-term plans. Do things you are happy with and keep going in the long run instead of being trapped in prestige, getting bored, and losing motivation. Follow your intuition more. Tweet

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Also, how to know the gut feeling is approved; whenever we’re stressed or not feeling good, we must go to the toilet. The poo might be watery or constipated; these are obvious signs, not only of what we eat (how healthy), but that the gut and, therefore, also the related intestinal are reacting. ^b6b3af

Gut feelings often tap into a deeper, more subconscious understanding. It’s the silent voice that guides us. It could be a mix of intuition and Emotions but with a nuanced, almost primal wisdom.

A related feeling is Emotions. It’s how you feel, but in a different way. See also Gut Feeling vs. Emotions.

We think of them as separate, but the mind and intuition are fully connected.

Faith plays a significant role when listening to your intuition. You wouldn’t do long without believing or trusting in something. Therefore, listening to your gut is critical, and having faith after listening is also key. David Perell talks about it here, too. An example is Steve Jobs wanting to have fan-less computers, which seemed counterintuitive but only paid off with the iPod and iPad much later.

Origin: follow your gut, from The Pathless Path (Paul Millerd). Jason Fried talked about it, and many others.
References: Gut Decision-Making Leaders
Created 2023-12-21