I use my "gut" instinct probably about the same as logic.
The only time logic fails me is when Im not seeing other possibilities. Im only relating it to what is fact and empirical.
When using gut instinct, you can lose the other side by dismissing what is fact, and going by what is instinctual, therefore making a decision that is purely based on what you "feel".
If you can balance it, I think that is probably the best way to go.
I'm more careful as I grow older of using gut instinct. It's possible that solely using that can be detrimental.
I know above you said it was personal, but if you dont mind me asking, what is the issue concerning? Can you elaborate a bit
do you think that often when logic is missing those possibilities that instinct is what catches what you otherwise may have missed?
As for making a decision based purely on what you feel, I guess the T wouldn't really allow for that but I can see your point that if instinct alone were used that this could be the result.
Well I have a few scenarios & I was curious in general but when I mentioned my relationship issues in the original post I was referring to the type of feelings my longterm boyfriend share for one another. We have been in a platonic relationship for years & I never allowed my intinct to get right in there and acknowledge the abscence of that romantic spark which exists in most ordinary relationship. Ours is lacking in some ways but fuller in many & that's why we've lasted so long but we both know that the relationship has to reform itself in order for it to continue since we are not merely friends, we are lovers & although a platonic relationship burns with loyalty and love it is not the type of love to maintain a relationship between a man & woman.
I normally follow my gut but if I can't make up my mind I will write down my options.
Like, the logical reasons vs my gut feelings.
Sometimes it helps to see it on paper. Normally after I do that I will still go with my gut, it's like it clarifies it for me. And sometimes it shows me that my gut was way off. So you could always try that.
that sounds like a good strategy to have at hand & I might just try that! You say normally the gut wins even when you have it down on paper which I find quite fascinating considering all the contradictory posts.
I trust the direction of my gut instinct. If I suddenly get this tingling feeling that something is wrong, for example, I will initially assume that my prediction is correct, and I will try to find out what it is. I will not jump to action before I have sufficient amounts of real evidence, though. If my instinct can't be backed up by reason or evidence, I disengage.
I thinks this a valid point, u trust your instinct but you make sure you can back it up with sufficient evidence in order to act upon it & if you can't then you ignore it even if it could be right just incase it's wrong (no proof) and you do something you'd regret your whole life.
Ok but what if you ignore it because of the absence of evidence to back it up & then you find out years later your instinct was correct. Couldn't this be just as damaging?
