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Nick, one of the pilots, had to make a decision in three seconds to destroy what could have been an enemy aircraft with intent to kill or an aircraft with no ill intent.
His immediate reaction was not to pull the trigger which was the best decision when evaluated later. He could not have made that decision rationally.
Nick sees intuition as a way to pull from hours and hours of training and experience to make instant decisions in life threatening situations.
Arjun spent about four years with McKinsey and Company where intuition was frowned upon.
“Critical thinking, facts, analysis, is the mantra at McKinsey. Forget intuition.”
This experiential/intellectual training goes into the unconscious and can be accessed by the intuitive mind when needed.
The rational mind and the intuitive mind go hand in hand.
Arjun intuitively understands how to figure things out. The rational side has a framework to absorb facts and data constantly and the intuitive mind uses these frameworks and information to form solutions.
Arjun is an example of a person who wanted to do something big with his life and believes that intuition led the way.
“If you really want to do something big with your life, I think intuition has to be a big part of it.”
Discerning intuition versus other noise
On discerning between intuition and the other voices in one’s head, “you kind of know.”
Is intuition always right?
“Of course not. At times you will fail, but you will fail valiantly.”
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