google and guts

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My Mom gets a real kick out of me and my ability to Google. I am pretty much a chronic Google-er, we'll be having a conversation about an old movie; Mom likes old movies. Anyhow, she'll inevitably not be able to remember if such and such actor is alive or married or gay/straight or the name of a movie and I'll have to Google it. So I jump on my laptop of smartphone and she just smiles......

My Mom it should be said doesn't do gadgets, she does own a DVD player, no cell phone or computer or any other such thing so she gets a kick out of it. Information is not her generation, she's 84.

My first "G" word today is Google...

Whether I Google a medical term or condition, a news story that's relevant to me or the weather so I can dress appropriately the information can be meaningful on different levels. I can't even remember what I did before I had a computer with all this information at my finger tips!

Now to the big BUT here.... there's another thing I use all the time, and I relied on it before Google.  In most cases it's the thing that helps me make snap decisions. I use it in my daily life. It comes in handy with making a purchase or with more serious situations like when the hair on the back of my neck stands on end around a suspicious person. And as far as blogging?  It is my indicator light before I push publish on all my blog posts ....

 And that is my Gut, my second "G" word.....

I read some research that stated that in making a quick decision it is always best to go with your gut- follow you're emotions, 68% of the time that decision will be the correct one.

But if you have time to check the facts; maybe do some Google-ing or other research then going with the gut may not be the right decision, using the facts as the basis for your decision's probably the way to go.

So my dear readers are you a go with your gut person or are you a strictly a facts person?