Gut instincts
Everybody has had those moments when their gut, instead of their head, made a decision for them. Maybe you met someone and decided instantly you didn’t like them, or you used your intuition to choose a university to attend.
Well, this article from Science Blog sheds a little light on the matter of gut feelings. Apparently researchers at Leeds University say that we should take these hunches seriously. They have discovered that “intuition is the result of the way our brains store, process and retrieve information on a subconscious level and so is a real psychological phenomenon. […] Intuition is the brain drawing on past experiences and external cues to make a decision – but one that happens so fast the reaction is at a non-conscious level. All we’re aware of is a general feeling that something is right or wrong.”
Of course, don’t go thinking that this means you should always go with your gut. But there is enough evidence to suggest that you might want to consider what it’s telling you, especially if your detailed analysis was leading you in another direction.
My gut tells me this makes sense. 
