Bridging the Intuition-Action Gap

every hard decision i've made, my gut knew the answer immediately.

→ fire that person
→ ship that feature
→ say no to that initiative

then my brain kicks in. adds variables. complexity. doubt.
→ spreadsheets. meetings. "more data"

all to delay the thing i already know.

the gap between your intuition and your action is where integrity lives.

short gap → people trust you.
long gap → you become the manager everyone avoids.

trust your gut more. not blindly, but faster.

This article was originally published on https://craftengineer.com/. It was written by a human and polished using grammar tools for clarity.
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