When is your “gut instinct” wrong? When you have a learned bias.

I said that your gut is probably right at least 70% of time. The 30% it’s wrong is usually because of some bias you’ve acquired because of pain in your past. 

“This guy’s no good.” Might be true. Might be a bias because of being let down by men in the past. 

“I can’t afford to wait for more information.” Maybe… Maybe it’s a bias derived from FOMO. 

If you know and understand your natural bias you’re ahead of the game. If you don’t, pay more attention, and invite people close to you to speak into your decision-making process. 

Whenever possible, take a little more time to gather helpful information to confirm your gut-instinct.