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If You’re Stuck, Follow Your Intuition and See Where It Takes You
Why we should listen to our ‘gut feeling’
“Spontaneity, the hallmark of childhood, is well worth cultivating to counteract the rigidity that may otherwise set in as we grow older.” — Gail Sheehy
I don’t know about you but it’s been a while since I’ve given into a bit of impulse and just lived completely in the moment. Without any worries or expectations. With a childlike curiosity and wonder.
I’m naturally a daydreamer but rein it in with organized to-do lists and efficient Kanban boards. In learning how to adjust my dreamer tendencies in a productivity-obsessed world, I may have lost some of the careless abandon that comes with childhood imagination and creativity. As a result, I’ve become a planner, a perfectionist and an over-thinker.
Despite this fact, my intuition is always there, vague and subtle. It gently reminds me — like an old friend — that I should check in with it every once in a while.
Some people may question the validity of intuition, though. Valerie van Mulukom, Research Associate in Psychology at Coventry University says that the Western world often values logical thinking over intuitive thinking, regarding…
