the most important skill of a skilled thinker is knowing when to trust.

your emotions of fear are a huge block to finding your inner connection. The fight-or-fl ight impulse of fear works in a different and overpowering part of the brain; it is an instinctive rather than an intuitive part. In fact, fear is usually so disruptive it will cut off all access to creative intuitive input. That’s why decisions made from fear

In other words, the “rigorously scientific” method of predicting the future can be applied only in special cases-where prompt action is not urgent, where the factors involved are largely mechanical, or in circumstances so restricted as to be trivial. By far the greater part of our important decisions depend upon “hunch”–in other words, upon the “pe

Summary.   

From “I like to be efficient” to “I trust my gut” to “I can make a rational decision,” there are a number of deeply ingrained — and counterproductive — myths we tell ourselves about how we make decisions. Underlying these myths are three common and popular ideas that don’t serve us well: First, as busy people, we d