“Intuition is the whisper of the soul.” — Jidda krishnamurti
Unconscious Decision-Making (aka “Gut Feeling”)
The worst decisions in life are made when you allow your head to talk you into something when your gut already said no.
How many times have you allowed your head to convince you that something made sense, even when you knew it didn’t feel right?
Or, how many times have you allowed your head to convince you that something didn’t make sense, even when your gut told you it did?
Never let your head outsmart your gut.
Don’t trust the coin (you flip); trust your inside guts.
Hunch v.s Intuition
A hunch can be seen as a quick, focused form of intuition, while intuition encompasses a more general sense of understanding or knowing.
The Story of the Scorpion and the Frog:
A scorpion is sitting on the bank of a river, unable to cross to the other side because it can’t swim.
The scorpion sees a frog in the water and asks, “Can I ride on your back to get to the other side?”
The frog is understandably hesitant and replies, “No, you’ll sting me!”
The scorpion was ready for this concern and answers, “No, I wouldn’t do that, because if I sting you, we’ll both drown.”
The frog, convinced by this response, agrees to the arrangement, but when they’re halfway across the river, the scorpion stings the frog in the back.
As it starts to sink, the frog asks, “Why did you do that? Now we’re both going to die!”
With its last breath, the scorpion shrugs, “I couldn’t help it. It’s my nature.”
The most common interpretation of the story is that we should trust in our intuition about the danger someone poses to us. The frog’s instinct was correct, but it was swayed by the words of the scorpion, which put it in danger. The scorpion is the person whose nature makes them dangerous to you. Never let their words convince you otherwise.
The “Whole-Body Yes” Check
- Where?
- Head
- Chest (Heart)
- Gut
- How?
- Look for a YES signal in ALL three areas; that is the only situation in which you should say yes. If they’re not all saying yes, then it’s a no.
- You get a tingling feeling on the back of your neck. This sensation may not come around that often, but when it does, you know it.