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Yes, you should trust your gut: you have a natural sixth sense that can help you make better decisions, suss out a person, even save your life.(YOU YOU YOU)
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* You've beard of intuition, but what you may not realize is that it's a biological survival tool. And while animals often heed this sixth sense, humans tend to let "rational" flanking override it.
Here's floe thing: Intuition can guide us to make smarter, faster choices, says Gert Gigerenzer, PhD, author of Gut Feelings. We break down how these feelings operate and offer tips for harnessing their power.
What Intuition Is
"Gut instincts are mental shortcuts used to make a snap judgment based on experience and environment," says David Myers, PhD, author of Intuition. Your unconscious picks up on clues below the surface of rational awareness and communicates the info to you via intuitive feelings. It's like a little covert operation in your bead.
These messages are sparked by perceptual cues (e.g., people can tell when a smile is fake yet can't explain why) or by past situations. "Your brain has a database of knowledge that your subconscious sifts through," notes Gigerenzer. So if you get bad vibes from a coworker, on a deeper level you might be noticing patterns between her and someone else who mistreated you.
Ways to Spot a Gut Signal
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