follow your gut

we are beginning to learn about cognitive psychology in my gen psych class. one of our new topics is 'intuition'. how often do you follow your gut feeling? i usually dont, and i believe that this partly has to do with my algorithmic thinking. i have to take the long way out by making a list of the consequences of choosing a burger over a salad, or a new pair of shoes over a new pair of jeans. i wish i would follow my intuition, no questions asked. i wish i could take a risk and enjoy it, rather than spend the entire time thinking about all the things that could go wrong. just something to think about. would you jump off an airplane tomorrow if your gut told you to?