EP 131: When to Use Instinct, Intuition, or Higher Level Thinking

An episode of the Wake Up To Your Life podcast, hosted by Amanda Foust, titled "EP 131: When to Use Instinct, Intuition, or Higher Level Thinking" was published on October 8, 2025 and runs 16 minutes.

October 8, 2025 ·16m · Wake Up To Your Life

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Episode Description

There are three main ways our brain thinks, and in this episode I share a breakdown of instinct, intuition, and higher-level thinking, what each of these really means (and why they’re different), and when you should tap into each type of thinking.

Key Takeaways:

-Instinct is primal & fast (brainstem)

-Intuition is pattern-based, subtle, and informed by experience

-Higher thinking is slow, logical, resource-heavy

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