Intuition…… The Unspoken Language Of Soul….
It is not necessary that there should be a conscious reason present to understand a situation and the things that one knows or considers likely from instinctive feeling rather than conscious reasoning is called intuition or the ability to understand something instinctively, without the need for conscious reasoning. The most successful decision-makers know how to use their gut feelings in a way that the rest of us don’t.
As per the psychologists, there are 2 distinct modes of cognition; system 1 & system 2. System 1 is all about gut instinct, system 2 is characterized by analysis and reflection.
We rely too often on system 1, once you have begun to reach a conclusion, the rest of the time is basically wasted because you are finding reasons for doing what you already decided to do. Jumping to conclusions instead of examining an issue more closely and the very real danger of going exclusively with your gut is that once you have an intuition, you keep collecting information that seems to confirm it, it is called ‘confirmation bias’.
In other words, It is illusory that the confidence you feel when everything seems to support your hypothesis and it’s a very pleasant illusion. To be sure, overcoming the draw of this illusory perception is trickier than it sounds. It’s easier to critique your thinking than it is to revise it. You can also improve your own thinking but it’s a very hard thing to do.
Always consider below two things in order to use your intuition in the right way.
Delaying the intuition for more appropriate decision making— The solution isn’t to eliminate system 1, or intuition entirely. It is to use it more effectively, the key to making better decisions is to delay intuition until you have all the information necessary. Only after careful consideration of every point and analyzing the complete situation, you should take the decision and that decision will be absolutely correct.
Analyzing the whole situation first and intuiting it should be next — The idea is to analyze first; intuit second. Once you have begun to reach a conclusion, the rest of the time is basically wasted. I’m not saying that people should not have an intuition, they have to have it but intuitions are better and more accurate if you delay until you have all the information organized and you have a profile of the information. Say if you’re deciding between jobs or places to live. In the case of jobs, you might rate each job you’re considering on location, co-workers, salary and room for advancement. Only once you’ve rated each of these factors, do you take a look at the jobs as a whole and see how you feel about them.
