Intuition

The way I see it, intuition may lead you right or wrong. It really depends on the situation and your personality. As well as the way your brain thinks. For example, if you have anxiety, it could seriously influence your decision. If you are specifically scared of losing your dog, you might choose not to let your dog off leash as much or not at all. This could be a good thing or a bad decision or a good decision. If your intuition tells you it is fine, without thinking about the circumstances, you might end up letting your dog scare and get sprayed by a skunk. That would mean that your intuition led you wrong. But, if you don’t take your dog off the leash, they might end up pulling you into a muddy puddle. Which, while it might not be as bad as getting sprayed by a skunk, would still be quite unpleasant. So, when a spontaneous question arises, think about what your intuition would tell you, then think about all the factors at play in the scenario and come to a reasonable conclusion. I try to ignore my intuition when I do this so that my result is not influenced in any way. But, if you can’t come up with a reasonable decision by using logic, then just don’t answer the question, or use your intuition. Finally, if someone is completely sure of their decision, don’t immediately rebuff them. Listen to their way of thinking, and let them try their idea. You might find that their idea worked out very well, and maybe, you can try to change your way of thinking, so that in the future your decisions will be more accurate. So, in all, I think that your intuition is not always right, and it is important that whenever possible, you should try to include others' thoughts and ways of thinking into your decision making. Instead of just always going with the first idea that you can think of. 

Written by Noah Westman

Grade 7