The Gut - Part 1
Thinking On Your Feet Training Course
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Improvisation guru Keith Johnstone says that someone‚ whose inspired, is being obvious. He's not making any decisions, he's not weighing one idea against another. He's accepting his first thoughts. 'Going with the gut' is not appropriate 100% of the time, but it's equally limiting to believe it's never the way to go.
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