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Thanks to Malcolm Gladwell and Nobel Prize-winning economist Daniel Kahneman, we’ve all been sternly warned about the risks of employing intuition when making important decisions. In his book Blink, ...

This post was co-written by Justine Saavedra and Tchiki Davis. Intuition can be a difficult concept to define—it is sometimes described as the sixth human sense. It happens when your brain quickly ...

Impulsivity can deliver quick relief—and long-term regret. Intuition can lead to difficult outcomes, yes, but it tends to ...

I was recently asked what advice I might give to aspiring business leaders that could help them make purposeful decisions. After giving this question serious consideration, I recalled a Harvard ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about leveraging neuroscience to create remarkable leadership. This article is more than 6 years old. Oprah has it. Steve ...

Do you feel like the world (and your mind) is spinning? As if the ground beneath your feet isn’t safe or solid? We now have access to an unprecedented amount of knowledge, data, and information ...

Steve Jobs once remarked, “Intuition is a very powerful thing, more powerful than intellect, in my opinion.” What is intellect? What is intuition? Although there is no definition that completely ...

You’re really good at what you do and you’ve been doing it a long time. You’ve got a hunch about this big problem you’re facing… Should you trust it? All those smarty-pants books (and smarty-pants ...

The debate between sports analytics and intuition shapes how athletes, bettors, and analysts think about winning. Numbers promise clarity, while instinct claims speed and experience. Many discussions ...