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How Your Intuition Reveals Your Brain’s Best Decisions
By Luis R. Valadez
There is no logical way to the discovery of these elemental laws. There is only the way of intuition, which is helped by a feeling for the order lying behind the appearance.
~Albert Einstein
We often hear a lot about the great strength of the human intuition, but rarely are we taught how to accurately listen and perceive our intuition. Even though it has been proven time after time, that our intuition is often a better decision maker than our rational mind. And so, one must ask, how do we develop our ability to utilize our powerful decision-making machine? One thing is for certain and is supported by psychologists world-wide, it is possible to master your intuition with practice and mindfulness.
Let’s Start With The Basics
Before jumping straight into how to become a master of your unconscious mind, you have to understand the differences between your instinct and intuition. And how to tell them apart because it will be essential for you to differentiate the two when it comes time to formulate the best decisions.
- Instinct: Is your inclination towards a specific behavior that dates back to our cavemen ancestors. It is not a learned response such as that of modern day behaviors.
- Intuition: Is the complex system in your brain that acts as a bridge between your unconscious and conscious mind. It is the process of your brain that does not require extensive analytical reasoning. Your intuition also connects your primal instinct with your ability to reason.
- Gut feeling: Is the sensation you first experience when your intuition is activated and is trying to communicate something important to your mind. It will often feel like a hunch or pull towards a certain decision. Sometimes it may even come as a whisper or the very first thought that comes to your mind when trying to decide on something.
Source: http://philosophers-stone.co.uk/wordpress/2014/08/how-your-intuition-reveals-your-brains-best-decisions/
