What’s a time you ignored your gut — and paid for it?
I recently read a book about the gut, “The Gut: Story of Our Incredible Second Brain,” and it was mind-blowing how our gut plays an important role in health and decision-making if we listen to it.
Have you ever thought, before an interview or when making a big decision, about why we feel pressure in our gut? Why do we sometimes feel the need to go to the washroom before an important meeting or deal? It’s all connected; no wonder there is a term called “Gut Feeling”. It acts as our second brain. We should trust it.
There have been many times when I didn’t trust my gut and regretted it. Very recently, this Dhanteras (the first day of Diwali), on November 6th, we decided to buy gold at Costco, but it went out of stock online very quickly. We visited the store to enquire, and it was unavailable. Then we thought of buying silver, and that was available at another location.
We had a Ramayana movie show booked for 8 PM, but according to the ticket, it was supposed to start at 8:30PM, so we had some time to buy silver and go to the movie. The theater was IMAX, so it was 30 minutes away from our place. We thought of stopping at a Costco in between, which had silver coins in stock.
We arrived around 7:30, but the staff wasn’t available, so we had to wait for some time. We got the coin, and Harmit started looking for a gold bracelet for me; right then, I had a gut feeling we might miss our movie. But I ignored it, and we spent enough time browsing before finally deciding to go with the coin only. Billing took its own sweet time.
When we left the store, it was already 8 PM, and I knew we would miss the movie. We sped up and tried to make it by 8:30PM, but in the hurry, we took a wrong turn and lost 10 minutes. I was nervous and mad. I don’t like missing any part of a movie; I watch it in full. Anyways, we arrived at 8:45PM, and we literally ran. Harmit held Aayansh and rushed with my mother-in-law while I parked the car.
When we entered the theater, Ravana’s battle scene was already underway, and I was super disappointed. We took our seats, and it took me at least 15 minutes to start enjoying the movie. I was watching the movie, but my mind kept going back to the portion I missed. Then I thought I should be enjoying the present moment rather than feeling bad about what I missed. I loved everything about the movie.
So that’s all about my gut feeling and my ignorance. How about you? Did you have any such an incident?
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