The Tale of Not Dragon, Dragon Challenge

Chapter 1 Intuition

What is intuition? According to Merriam-Webster's online dictionary intuition is the power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought or inference. In simpler terms it means a fortuitous guess. Some call it a hunch or gut feeling. It is a knowing without knowing. A quote attributed to Albert Einstein states

The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift.

I feel very much like Albert Einstein in the belief that intuition is a cherished gift. So many times we fail to heed the warning of our intuition and make a decision based upon experience, biases, tacit knowledge or explicit knowledge. Let me just say that I am no psychologist or philosopher. I just have a lifetime of experience ignoring my intuition. I feel intuition is akin to animal instinct and more often than not will guide you in the right direction.

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