Meaning of GO WITH YOUR GUT - A Really Short English Lesson with Subtitles #shorts

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So all of us make a lot of decisions every day.
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We make a lot of choices and sometimes we have a lot of time to think about the decisions.
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A lot of time to think about the choices.
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But sometimes you just need to go with your gut.
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When we say, "go with your gut", in English we mean to make a decision based on what you're
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feeling in the moment.
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To make a decision not based on all of the facts, and a decision not based on all of
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the information you have, but a feeling, uh sorry, a decision based on what you are feeling
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in the moment.
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Your gut is actually the same word that we use for stomach.
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And when you go with your gut it means just to make a decision based on the feeling you
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have in your gut at the moment.
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So not a thinking decision, but a feeling decision.
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So go with your gut whenever you need to make a decision quickly and hopefully it's the
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right one!
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