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Is it not just another name for subconscious decision-making?

• mrweasel 5y ago
  That's my felling as well. I believe that intuition is my past experiences being used by my subconscious mind as a frame of reference for current events. The issue is that my subconscious mind is so quick to recognizing patterns in the environment/current situation and previous experiences that my conscious mind struggle to keep up. I had an issue today, where a co-worker had made a mistake, which happens, but now we have an angry customer. Almost right away I know what the problem is, but it takes me 45 minutes to actually dig into the problem, only to confirm that I'm right. If you're debugging in the middle of the night, having a mind that can tell you exactly where to look, even if it doesn't know why, is magnificent. When people want answers to "Why?", it's less helpful.
  • jack_riminton 5y ago
    It's interesting you used the word 'feeling' because unfortunately the English language uses the word synonymously with emotions. Whereas we both know in this context that you meant a thing that you 'can't quite put your finger on'. I have a theory that these feelings are more tied to the primitive parts of our brains/bodies. Especially if something causes danger/stress/exertion. I liken it to a hunter going through a jungle and they experience a dangerous/stressful experience, the brain puts a bookmark for all of the environmental stimuli that are present at that time/place. So when the same stimuli are experienced again the quick, primitive part can say "something isn't right, no time to explain!"