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> Some people just think about it for a few seconds and go with the decision that feels right. This sounds a lot like experience. Say someone's been programmin
by armchairhacker 5y ago
> Some people just think about it for a few seconds and go with the decision that feels right.
This sounds a lot like experience. Say someone's been programming for decades, solved all kinds of problems and encountered all kinds of obscure bugs. Maybe they see your issue, they've seen something like it before, but they don't remember exactly what or when, just that it's familiar. So they quickly find the solution but it just "feels right" - intuition.
- perl4ever 5y agoThe observation of "intuition" is that people analyze or make decisions without having insight into the process. The logical conclusion is that people have background processing that is independent of their consciousness. But that entity doesn't manifest as an independent personality. I have always had the experience that I can read something with a lot of details, and feel like I am skimming and not focusing well, almost to the point where I wonder if I really am an effective reader. But then inconsistencies appear in my mind, so that if I need to discuss what I've read, I have plenty to talk about.