3Gut Smarts
“It is through science that we prove, but through intuition that we discover.”
—HENRI POINCARÉ
When I ask someone who is about to present where he or she feels the nervousness, almost invariably the person will answer, “In my gut.” “Butterflies” is a common description of the fluttery sensation that shimmies around the abdomen. It can make one feel nauseous, tight, restless. The diaphragm tenses, preventing the lungs from expanding fully, and this results in short, choppy chest-breathing. Those symptoms can cascade from there to sweaty palms, shaky legs, light-headedness. In general, however, it all begins in the gut.
Gut instinct. Gut smarts. The gut knows, often before conscious realization, whether or not someone is trustworthy, ...
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