Well put. I am the same way. I view it as the vector of my past experiences and knowledge. Though, I do have to be careful not to conflate gut with excess of a

Well put. I am the same way. I view it as the vector of my past experiences and knowledge. Though, I do have to be careful not to conflate gut with excess of any emotion ex. greed, hope etc. I am also carefully aware of when the "rules of the game" might be changing but that might be the "data" you are describing.