Some people are better at making intuitive judgements than others. Research has suggested that students are quite good at judging their own uncertainty over an answer on a multiple choice test Credit: Getty Images. Could any of these cognitive biases be sending you astray? What are the arguments for the other option? Do you have real expertise in this area?
Are you rushing into a decision just to get it over with? Could you wait to see what happens next? There is also a phenomenon known as the first instinct fallacy. This is the belief that instinctive answers are more likely to be right — that in a multiple choice test, for example, you should stick with your first thought and not change your mind later.
But is that really true? The good news was that the students were quite good at judging their own uncertainty about an answer. Most of the time when they revised their answers, it was the right decision. Intuition is often described as a gut feeling — when you feel like you just know something — which can seem a bit nebulous. Sonja Stribling. There is, however, often something more magical going on. However you define it, you can get better at trusting your gut.
Stribling suggests taking time to check in with yourself on a regular basis, just to gauge how you feel. You can also practice listening to your inner voice as you make decisions.
The more often you listen to the signs listed below, the clearer your intuition will be. This is your subconscious testing out different solutions to help you land on the best possible outcome. Do you find yourself daydreaming a lot? According to life coach Lauren Paton , this is a common trait among people with strong intuition. Sometimes your intuition can make you feel almost like a psychic.
Suddenly any other answer seems ridiculous. Inner calm fosters true intuition and allows it to be easily identified. It is instantaneously relevant to you and beyond you.
Pure intuition is non-emotional, although it may fill you with a sense of joy and connection. Of course, achieving a calm, detached state is challenging for all of us. You might have to explore different techniques to see what works-for some it may be sitting meditation, for others it may be listening to music or walking in nature. You may find it takes quite a bit of practice and even then may be easier at some times than others. But even at the beginning, simply recognizing your emotional state can help you assess if your intuition might be tinged or pure.
Since wishful thinking and projection are so filled with your history, your hopes, your ideas, and your wounds, it is important to analyze your images. Ask yourself these types of questions:. It is some times useful to write your answers down to this question. Of course, your intuition can use your history to bring legitimate intuitive information to you.
Therefore, you can not dismiss all the intuitions that you have which are related to your past. But, it is important to be objective and unemotional when assessing them.
You have nothing to lose by asking yourself questions, keeping a record of the answers, and waiting to assess the results. Remember this: your intuition is not going to go away. If intuition seems to be giving you conflicting input, the best thing to do is to do nothing. No matter what the issue is, your intuition will stay with you. You can afford to wait for clarity. In addition, most of the time conflicting input suggests that you are not dealing with pure intuition.
Projections and wishful thinking are probably involved. Reflect a little to see if you can identify them. This is an ideal time for you to analyze the conflicting input deeply. Ask yourself if the different intuitive inputs are related more deeply than it appears on the surface or if the conflict is related to timing rather than other factors.
People sometimes wonder if intuition is always right because intuition appears to be so unpredictable. Why does intuition seem so unpredictable? Patajali, an Indian physician turned sage, suggested one possible answer when he wrote the Yoga Sutras in approximately B. Among other things, the book, which was designed to help people develop their mental, physical, and spiritual health and wellbeing, addressed the question: How do people know anything?
Patanjali described four ways you know something: by a its physical appearance, b the associations you have with it, c the meaning it has for you and d its spirit or essence. The way you know also determines how you experience intuition. When your primary modes of knowing are based on a the physical or material world and b your associations with it, intuition is an occasional guest in your life. Intuition does function at this level, but it is more like a tool that you pick up, or something that is suddenly there or not.
If you are working with intuition on these levels, it will seem unpredictable. When you are leading a fulfilling life, one with meaning for you level c , intuition can be fully integrated in your life and an equal partner with your logic, if you commit to it.
Remember: intuition thrives in meaning and travels on love. When you love your life and its purpose, intuition becomes a way of life. You understand how it functions and know that you can count on intuition's wise and elegant input. The fourth way-spiritual or essence level knowing-allows you to be one with or resonant with that which you want to know.
At this level there is no separation between yourself and the other, so direct knowledge is available. Intuition in its purest form is always right. Therefore, it is worth cultivating. There are many things can help you identify your true intuition from other imagery that you may experience. To begin, listen to your body and the signals it is giving. Try also to develop a focusing practice that allows you to achieve a calm, detached state where you can better identify what is going on.
And always examine your intuitive images to see if you recognize wishful thinking or projections in them. Goldstein, Joseph. Iyengar, BKS. Light on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. Thorsons, HarperCollins Publishers, London. Palmer, Helen, Ed. Jeremy P. Vaughan, Frances E. Awakening Intuition.
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