Hello beautiful Souls. My message today is about intuitive “gut feeling”
and making a judgement call.
We might find it difficult to know the difference between “intuitive “gut instinct and judgement. The main difference between following your gut instinct and making a judgment call is that gut instinct is more about how you feel; while judgment is more about forming an opinion based on our previous experiences, fear and educational or mostly generalised “factual” information.
Gut instinct is :
A feeling that something is “off” maybe uncomfortable or conversely, feels so right! It can be based on years of experience and paying attention to how your body reacts. It is an indescribable urge or feeling that seeks to lead you to a decision with no real reason or evidence. A predominant percentage of our thinking is derived by the subconscious brain.
Judgment call is:
Forming an opinion or conclusion about a person or situation. It involves critical thinking, experience, and the ability to assess situations. It’s also based on a mindset and personal understanding of a person or situation through their behaviour and actions or previous example. ( or lack of actions too)
Here are some things to consider when deciding whether to follow your gut instinct or make a judgment call.
When to trust your gut:
You can trust your gut when you're making an unusual or high-risk decision especially if you just feel it’s a bad idea. Sometimes disengaging or walking away is best. You can also pair your gut feelings with analytical thinking to make better decisions.
When to rely on data:
You could rely on data and analysis when it's available and applicable. Know the source is trustworthy. You should also use data when you can calculate the probability of the outcome with confidence.
Cognitive biases:
Fast thinking can be led by cognitive biases, such as over-optimism, preferring simple solutions, and noticing information that confirms what you already think. Being swayed and influenced by others or even manipulated is an area is something to be mindful of.
Judging others:
People are often better at judging someone's honesty when they go with their intuitions. However, people often add judgments on top of their intuition.
For example, if you have a instinctive feeling or just get a uneasy feeling about someone you just met. You can’t quite put your finger on it yet have a sense that all is not right.
You may also add judgments like: "they were rude and too loud, offensive or displayed inappropriate behaviour for your comfort. Maybe they drank too much alcohol. They name drop or talk only about themselves.”
They just give you the impression they are not authentic or “not your kind of person” These are all things that change our perception of someone. In this case both judgenment and intuition comes into play.
The real question here is are we being judgemental or simply looking out for what feels and serves us best? Observations and good basic information seems to be a good option to make decisions that always protect and give us wisdom and insight.
Sometimes it may just be in our interest to make a judgment call . (So long as you have ALL the facts) AND listen to our inner voice as it always knows best! So the two together may just be the answer! It’s all about choices! There is a correlation between all our decisions options. Head , heart and gut!
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