"Trust your gut" is the most common advice leaders get when overthinking decisions. Should they follow their intuition vs logic? But what if that one is incomplete?
In this clip from my conversation with intuition teacher and author, Nil Demircubuk, she says something you don't expect from someone who teaches intuition: she does not unconditionally trust it.
Not because intuition is unreliable. Because context matters. Your intuition might be tapping into a memory...that doesn't actually apply to the decision in front of you. When you overthinking decisions without discernment, you're not being wise. You're gambling.
The answer isn't to ignore your gut. It's to bring logic alongside it. Nil treats intuition as a data point, one input alongside research, expertise, and circumstance, especially when the cost of being wrong is high.
If you're second-guessing yourself into a loop, this 90-second clip will reframe how you think about intuition vs logic.
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If you've been second-guessing decisions you used to make with confidence... if you're tired of going in circles when the stakes are high... this conversation is an invitation to stop overthinking and start discerning.
What you'll take away from this conversation:
☑️ Why "trust your gut" is incomplete advice…and what to do instead
☑️ The priming method: how to intentionally access your intuition on demand
☑️ How to tell the difference between intuition and fear-based thinking
☑️ When intuition is the right input — and when logic or more information is what you actually need
☑️ A simple experiment to try after this episode to strengthen your discernment muscle
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In this episode, Nil answers the following questions:
➡️ What is intuition?
➡️ How to develop intuition?
➡️ How to stop overthinking?
➡️ How to reduce anxiety?
Resources mentioned in the episode:
➡️ Nil’s Website: https://nildemircubuk.com/
Music in this episode by Ian Kastner.
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