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This kinda sounds like survivorship bias though. You probably had that feeling _at least_ as many times and something bad didn't happen afterwards. But these mo

• mandmandam 4y ago
  I'm certain this is real. Survivorship bias exists, but so does gut instinct. Our brains do far more work behind the scenes than we generally give them credit for. Think of the (admittedly rare) people who get a bump on the head, and can suddenly do savant math, or play piano like a master - that potential was always there. Think of the many examples from the history of science, where the answer came in a dream, or even a daydream. Waking up in time for a known appointment is not that remarkable, when considered with the fact we have a very sophisticated set of internal clocks, and that dreams often concern future events that we are anticipating or anxious about. I have countless similar examples from my own life, which could easily be dismissed as anecdata. They're more than good enough for me - I'd be a fool to ignore them. Truly, I believe that most people just don't pay attention to the hints their mind gives them. Many are tired, distracted, and untrained; overworked and stressed to the gills. If you are one of those people, I can see why you would think that gut instinct is a myth. But it surely isn't, I guarantee it. The next time you get a line from a song stuck in your head, ask yourself if there's any relevance to your life situation - more often than not, your brain is trying to tell you something.