Comments on: When do you trust your gut over your brain?

By: teacuprach

teacuprach — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:48:50 +0000

when it comes to love, I never trust my brain. it tells me things are good even when they don't make my heart happy.

By: Somaia

Somaia — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 06:46:37 +0000

I trust my guts over my brain when I see something I really like/want,but my brain is telling me that I can't have it for any reason !
so I trust my gut & go for it !
” like now my brain is telling me that I'm too late & I don't have any chance to have that pillow, but here I am commenting ! :D “

By: Shelley Davies

Shelley Davies — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 05:21:42 +0000

Isn't the foundation of modern art about feelings over thoughts? Think Rothko. For me, it's always when choosing colour. How does burnt cinnamon feel over pumpkin orange? Calm ocean green over just-boiled spinach? Perhaps Walker Evans sums it up more eloquently: 'Whether he is an artist or not, the photographer is a joyous sensualist, for the simple reason that the eye traffics in feelings, not in thoughts'.

By: Bonnie

Bonnie — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 17:59:02 +0000

When my son wants out of jail again! Though he has an unbelievable talent for drawing, he has an equal talent for getting into trouble. At 30, he says he wants to get help for his inherited 'attitude problems' but needs a job to support his twin baby girls. Which is why I found your website. (Beautiful pillows,BTW) He is about to ruin his hands by loading & selling scrap metal since he can't get a job with his felony record. How can he sell his artwork — to keep from being evicted? Okay, is this from my brain or my gut?? :) Thank you for any help!!

By: patindeldiablo

patindeldiablo — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 10:01:04 +0000

I'm gonna say that when you're about to fall in love with “that girl”… you know, when you're sure that she's the one… you don't think, you do things happen… well, that's where I'm writting this from… wish me luck! Maybe I'll need it, maybe I won't but I have “the girl”…

By: Mary Yoo

Mary Yoo — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 09:41:38 +0000

I think people (including myself) trust their guts over their brains when 'art' is a part of it — visual arts, music composition, creative writing, etc — whether it is the actual process of art or the presentation (i.e., sharing) of it. Art is a “deliberate arrangement of elements in a way that appeals to the senses or emotions,” and people become more intuitive, or instinctive, when they start becoming artsy :)

By: Annie

Annie — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:09:21 +0000

I think of the gut feeling as a solid thing under all of the thoughts and anxieties and other distractions in my head. The gut is solid and quiet and sometimes I have to make a lot of effort to cut through everything else and feel it. Almost every time, this has worked. One example…when my husband and I got engaged after only 2 months of dating, I was really worried about whether or not we were compatible enough, worrying about whether or not we were being impulsive, etc…but my gut said he was the one. And now we're still together 10 years later. We've got three kids, and he is still my best friend. The trick is learning to hear the quiet sure thing underneath everything else.

By: 11clare98

11clare98 — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 23:30:32 +0000

First use gut then add brain…this method should be intrinsic to all good design… personal style can only evolve from this starting point. My gut says live and let live and Nate your art is awesome!

By: leo0528

leo0528 — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 23:44:44 +0000

When it feels right.

By: selina

selina — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 08:41:43 +0000

Anything to do with my kids and their care.