Musings and Thoughts

Intuition

Nature has equipped us with a quick, automatic, and continuing process in order to improve our decision-making capability: that process is intuition. Intuition is our internal guidance system. It is a felt sense that something is a beneficial choice, or not. It is dependent upon our ability to sense our emotional signals from our body. In our childhood play, we used intuition to guide our imagination. We created enchanted realities from there. Intuition is the basis of creativity and spontaneity.

There are billions of stimuli being received in our nervous system every second. From this stimulation, we (just as our ancestors did) have to decide what is of value and what isn't. Our ancestors survived because they were very sensitive of themselves, and therefore, of their environment. Their emotional responses from their bodies were the signals that told them whether they were in danger or not. Their survival depended upon their ability to respond to their emotional signals or somatic markers.

Intuition can be helpful when creating solutions to our day-to-day dilemmas, as well as to the difficult situations in which we find ourselves. It is invaluable in times of chaos or ambiguity. It is also beneficial when we feel stressed because of insufficient information, or when we do not have the time necessary to make a rational decision. In addition, intuition is a necessary component for innovation. Our intuition helps us choose in almost every situation, but especially in new circumstances. It is a helpful shortcut to arrive at plausible alternatives. We do not often recognize it, and therefore we do not cultivate it. Intuition is an invaluable ally in today's fast changing climate.

Emotions and intuition can save our life in times of danger, or help us design a better product, a better relationship, or a better life. Again, this is true for the survival of organisms, organizations, and for our species.

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