We've all had a feeling hunch, or some sort of gut instinct. Something steering us left or right, without necessarily a thought but most often a pull or tug towards a certain decision.
We call this Intuition, and many of us take this information whole heartily. Even if we don't agree with that category of life and philosophy.
Why is this strong trust ingrained in us. As people, we may doubt the thoughts and concerns of others. But we hold great truth in our own clairvoyance.
Sometimes we are wrong, but there are as well, the all too often times we predict correctly to some degree. Being glad we didn't mute that inner voice, that deep-rooted yank towards an unanticipated outcome.
This trust or guidance cannot usually go ignored or left alone. Even though, time and time again they have shown in studies that simple statistics can often times predict far better than the human mind.
Persons with extensive study and years of experience in a particular field like psychology, sports, medicine, stocks, etc... Are more regularly than not taking nothing more than slightly educated guesses. Luck plays a major factor in there supposed area of dignified position.
Statistics taken from past data, then set to some mathematical equations. Will far outweigh the accuracy of the experts predictions. I mean, you would think somebody with ten years of practice in a particular profession would make a foretelling greatly above average. With experience comes wisdom for a discerning into your category of occupation.
But again and again this is not the case. If we can just take past facts and intelligence and define them by a set of numbers, pertain that to a distinct category of six or less dimensions, and make far more accurate forecasting and foresight than the human mind could ever do.
We believe our knowledge of former circumstances and background can give credit to the premonitions that should occur because we have seen or done this before. But it is often our past experiences that add value to the belief in our knowledge and wisdom towards a situation. Making us all to often hold ourselves above another with less experiences or an unequal past.
Research continually demonstrates though that we are not as much of an ACE as we like to believe. We don't gain insight because we've come to understand or have spent decades educating ourselves towards a field of study. In the best circumstances we'll gain a slight to minuscule advantage to your less knowledgeable friend.
An intuition is much different though. It's not a forethought or educated prediction into an outcome. But a jerk towards a quick and seemingly skilled decision. It comes quick with no real intention of thought or pondering. Just a conception appearing out of nowhere saying something like, "don't do that." or "We have to get there now."
When this happens we might say that we knew or this is why we do things a certain way. Pertaining to some previous knowledge we picked up along our tracks of life. But hardly is this ever the case or even slightly true.
This source of information or guidance can not be of our own accord. It is must come from another fountain of information other than the one placed atop our bodies. Studies showing that really, no amount of education or information gained by us can help us make even thought out answers, let alone quick bursts of data to help us make scholarly conclusions.
So, staying informed is good and it can help you to make the best next right move, even though life has been shown to be to unpredictable to know. But sometimes we can hold grace in the feeling we are making the most educated decision for ourselves. When guidance or information comes with a swift gut feeling, I think more often than not, this unpredicted counsel does not come from some wisdom we've gained but a greater side of nature to push us along when a hasty judgment is to be made.
Are we taking the best actions to understand our future and the decisions we need to make by taking what seem to be educated movements? Or are we too often quieting the tugs, pulls and gut feelings that yield direction change before they fade away?
-RA BAR
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