Gut Feeling vs Brain Thinking – Which Do You Trust More?

Sometimes our brain tell us one thing, but our gut feeling say something else. Science has found that our gut acts like a “second brain,” affecting our mood and choices. But we can’t just brush off logic and reasoning, either.

When making important decisions, do you follow your gut feeling or your brain’s logic?

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It depends upon the situation. When I am experiencing a new thing then I go with gut feeling but when it comes previously experienced thing I prefer brain thinking.

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When making important decisions, I rely on my brain’s logic first. I analyze whether it’s based on previous experience or a new situation, and I believe brain logic is more effective than gut logic.

It depends on the situation.
In my experience, whenever something is about to go wrong, my gut feeling is always right.

Yes gut do affect the moods and emotions alot and even more if you are hungry or going through stomach ache

Honestly, I think it depends on the situation. When I’m under pressure like during exams or clinical decisions my gut often nudges me first, and it’s usually right. But for important academic or treatment decisions, calling on my brain to check facts, data, and guidelines is the safer route.

A mix of both trusting intuition with a follow-up check seems like the best of both worlds.

I think it depends on the situation — for quick choices I trust my gut, but for important decisions I rely on logic and reasoning.

Great question! I think both have their place. Gut instincts are quick and intuitive, but logic helps us see the bigger picture.

Both gut feeling and brain thinking are important. Gut helps in quick, instinctive decisions, while the brain is better for logical, critical choices. I trust my brain more for major decisions but also value intuition for balance.

I think both play a role, but I often start with my gut feeling. It gives me a quick sense of what feels right or wrong. Then I use logic to check if that feeling makes sense or not. Sometimes my brain says “yes,” but my gut says “wait,” and I’ve learned to respect that pause. It’s not easy to balance both, but I try to listen to my inner voice and then think it through calmly. In the end, I go with what feels right and makes sense together.

I think this is context dependent. When it comes to logical reasoning, trust your mind and your acquired intelligence. When it comes to instinctual reasoning, trust your gut and your innate intelligence.

Depends on situation to situation.
But mostly brain win over gut feeling.

yes, I think depends on situations like if you are puzzled between the gut feeling and brain thinking I think mostly, we struck in situations like this when we need to take any spontaneous decisions. take a deep breath and think what your brain tells, and gut tells analyze both and question yourself like which one do u think u need to trust and WHY? i think u will get the answer.

Such an interesting topic :clap:

  • :brain: Logic helps us weigh facts, data, and long term consequences.

  • :seedling: Gut feeling reflects intuition, past experiences, and even our ‘second brain’ in the gut.

  • :balance_scale: For me, the best decisions come when I balance both gut for direction, logic for validation.

Curious to know do you think intuition is undervalued in professional decision making?”

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It depends on situation.

While making important decisions it is essential to rely on both logic and gut feelings. In case your gut feeling is not in agreement with your logical side then it is important to understand and analyze the reason behind it. I believe in walking with both logic and gut feeling.

I consider both, understand pros & cons, identify what works best for me and put it in action.