Thanks Rowan Manahan for the increasing reminder today for what we’ve refused to believe about our brains. First Robyn McMaster reminded us it’s often unwieldy and yet we hear again that … “Gut reactions can be spot on with “no supporting “objective data.”
The New York Times raises several new questions that raises credibility for gut reactions that work better than once thought.
Check out answers to these 5 cool questions in a research report titled, Through Analysis, Gut Reaction Gains Credibility.
1. How do your leaders use intuition successfully for tangible results at work?
2. What capacities in the brain do gut reactions draw from and can these help you more?
3. How did gut reactions gain such a poor reputation in modern society?
4. Why is gut reaction superior to conventional rational approaches at times?
5. How can gut reactions lead to considerable financial growth?
Dr. Gigerenzer, director of the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in
He suggested that if Shakespeare’s hamlet had listened to his gut – the play would have been shorter and few people would have died. How does instinct work for you?
I believe I use it a lot. After all, a gut feeling is data ...it just comes from a different source. "Knowing" when to use your gut, rather than spend time assessing hard data ..well, that's the job of a lifetime.:)
The interview in the NY Times link is excellent.
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