60-Second Decision Engine

You already know
the answer.
You just won't
commit to it.

Gut Check fires rapid questions at your brain for 60 seconds, locks in your responses, and surfaces the decision you already made — before your overthinking brain could veto it.

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Gut Check
Your dilemma
“Should I take the
job offer in Austin?”
42seconds
“Does imagining yourself staying feel like relief — or defeat?”
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45 minutes.

Deciding what to order for lunch. Then second-guessing it when it arrives.

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17 tabs open.

Reviews, Reddit threads, spreadsheet comparisons. Still paralyzed. Still not sure.

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Asked 6 people.

Got 6 different opinions. Now you're more confused than when you started.

Decision paralysis isn't a knowledge problem.
It's a trust problem.

How it works

Three steps. Sixty seconds.
Zero spiraling.

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1

Type your dilemma

Any decision, any size. Job offer. Relationship. Moving cities. What to eat. Gut Check doesn't judge — it just clears the noise.

2

60 seconds of rapid-fire

The clock starts. Gut Check fires questions designed to bypass your analytical brain and surface raw instinct. Answer fast. That's the entire point.

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3

Your gut locks in

Time's up. We synthesize your response patterns and surface the decision you already made. Now close the 17 tabs and go do the thing.

Why sixty seconds

We are not measuring your judgment.
We are outrunning your second-guessing.

The timer is the mechanism

Given unlimited time, you will keep generating reasons. Most of them arrive after you already knew the answer, and they exist to justify not acting on it. A clock removes the room where that happens.

Seven questions, not seventy

Each answer narrows what the next question asks. You are not filling in a form, you are being cornered, politely, into saying the thing you have been circling for two weeks.

Faster answers count for more

When you answer instantly, that is a preference. When you stall, that is deliberation. Gut Check weights the two differently, which is why the result usually reads as obvious rather than surprising.

It is a mirror, not an oracle

Gut Check does not know your life and does not pretend to. It reflects the pattern in how you answered. If the result feels wrong, that reaction is also information, and it is usually the most useful sixty seconds of the whole thing.

Where this is

Gut Check launched in April. It has no reviews yet.

One person built this. There is no company behind it and no growth team. If you try it and it helps, a rating on the App Store is the single most useful thing you can do for it. If you try it and it misses, I would rather hear that: erichragu@gmail.com.

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Common questions

Frequently asked

What is the best app to help me make a decision?
Gut Check is a 60-second decision-making app for iOS that surfaces your instinctive answer before overthinking takes over. You type your dilemma, answer rapid yes/no/maybe questions for 60 seconds, and the app reveals the decision you already made.
How does Gut Check help with analysis paralysis?
Gut Check interrupts the overthinking loop with a timed session. You cannot pause or deliberate — the 60-second clock forces instinctive responses. After the session, the app synthesizes your patterns and presents a clear result, cutting through the noise of endless deliberation.
What kinds of decisions can Gut Check help with?
Any decision where you have emotional stakes: career moves, job offers, relationship choices, business pivots, hiring decisions, financial choices, and lifestyle changes like moving cities or going back to school. Gut Check works for small daily decisions and major life choices alike.
Is Gut Check free?
Yes, Gut Check is free to download on the iOS App Store. A free trial lets you run sessions without a subscription. A paid subscription unlocks unlimited sessions.
What is the difference between fear and intuition?
Fear keeps you from doing something new. Intuition warns you away from something wrong. If the hesitation disappears when you remove the fear of a bad outcome, it is fear. If it persists even when you imagine a good outcome, it is intuition. Gut Check surfaces this distinction by bypassing the analytical layer.
Is there science behind trusting your gut for decisions?
Yes. Research shows that for complex decisions with many variables, unconscious thought (gut instinct) often outperforms deliberate analysis. Your brain processes 11 million bits of information per second unconsciously versus 50 bits consciously. Gut instinct is pattern recognition from experience, not mysticism.
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