Most people panic when things go wrong, and that panic is precisely what makes everything worse. If you stop — just stop — and think logically about what you actually know, what you don't know, and what the evidence in front of you is telling you, the answer is almost always there. Instinct has its place. But instinct without knowledge is just guessing. And guessing, in my experience, tends to get people hurt.
Most people panic when things go wrong, and that panic is precisely what makes everything worse. If you stop — just stop — and think logically about what you actually know, what you don't know, and what the evidence in front of you is telling you, the answer is almost always there. Instinct has its place. But instinct without knowledge is just guessing. And guessing, in my experience, tends to get people hurt.