Gut Check

Hell Yes or Hell No, Which Is It?

Ignore your gut reaction or be ready to fake a contagious disease

Kris Downey
Pragmatic Wisdom
Published in
3 min readMar 18, 2024

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Puzzled woman with short dark hair, green sweater and pink background.
Now there’s the face of a woman deciding whether to follow her gut reaction. Image by wayhomestudio on Freepik

When I’m asked to do something, especially something unexpected, I try to notice my gut reaction. By gut reaction, I mean the one I’ll likely opt out of verbalizing while doing my best to control any visible giveaways.

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Kris Downey
Pragmatic Wisdom

I’m a woman who pays attention and enjoys sharing the absurd things I notice. My humor essay collection and less-humorous memoir are in the works..