Day 302: On Listening to Your Gut

第302天：关于听从直觉

You might find the idea of listening to your gut feelings odd or even ridiculous. Some people I coach, normally left-brain individuals who use logic and facts all day like engineers or accountants, are not used to following their intuition and feelings. Instead of asking themselves “What do I feel?”, they are more comfortable asking “What do the facts tell me?”

你可能会觉得听从直觉或感觉有些奇怪，甚至是荒谬的。

我辅导过的一些人，通常是整天用逻辑和事实来思考的左脑型人士，比如工程师或会计师，不习惯听从自己的直觉和感受。

他们更愿意问自己“事实告诉我什么？”而不是“我的感觉是什么？”

—Nigel Cumberland

Using logic and facts is essential in accomplishing your goals, but sometimes it’s important to listen to your gut, instead of what you can determine through using a rational thinking process.

运用逻辑和事实是实现目标的重要手段，但有时也需要听从直觉，而不是通过理性思考得出的结论。

For example, I was once running a company in a profitable industry, with a good and proven business model. There were many possibilities for growth, clients enjoyed the service, and it was probable that (with enough persistence) I would get venture capital funding and expert coaching.

例如，我曾经经营过一家公司，该公司所处行业利润丰厚，商业模式良好且行之有效。

公司的发展前景广阔，客户喜欢我们的服务，而且（只要坚持不懈）我很有可能获得风险投资和专家指导。

However, in my gut I felt that the business wasn’t for me. It clashed with my personality, and no amount of rational thinking, facts, and logic would have persuaded me otherwise.

然而，我的直觉告诉我，这家公司并不适合我。

它与我的性格不符，无论有多少理性思考、事实和逻辑都无法说服我改变主意。

In the end, I sold the company and it proved to be the right decision, a decision that was based primarily on my intuition and feelings, not logic.

最后，我卖掉了公司，事实证明这是正确的决定，这个决定主要是基于我的直觉和感受，而不是逻辑。

Don’t ignore the usefulness of your gut feelings. It’s fine to be self-disciplined and remain persistent no matter what, but if deep down you no longer care about your goal or it otherwise makes you feel uneasy, let your intuition make its case. It’s highly probable that it’s right.

不要忽视直觉的作用。

无论何时，保持自律和坚持不懈都是很好的，但如果你内心深处不再在乎你的目标或者这让你感到不舒服，就让直觉来发挥作用。

这很可能是正确的。