Is It Intuition, or Are You Just Choosing What Feels Familiar?

We hear some version of “trust your gut” all the time.But what if your intuition is wrong?I do not think intuition should automatically be treated like an answer. I think it is better understood as a hypothesis, something built from our previous experiences, the patterns we recognize, and what we expect to happen next.Sometimes that hypothesis is going to be right.Sometimes it is not.And sometimes what we call intuition may really be familiarity.In this episode, I talk about why familiar situations can give us a false sense of security, especially in areas of life where we have repeatedly had similar experiences. If something feels predictable, we may assume we know exactly how it is going to play out.That can make intuition feel incredibly convincing.It can also keep us exactly where we are.I also get into the difference between intuition and fear. Sometimes saying, “My intuition told me not to do it,” sounds much better than admitting, “I was afraid to do something different.”That does not mean we should ignore our gut feelings.It means we should be willing to question them.When I have a particularly strong feeling about something, one of the questions I like is:What if the exact opposite is true?If my original intuition is strong enough to guide a decision, it should be strong enough to survive being challenged.That allows me to look at the situation from more than one angle and make a decision that includes both emotion and logic instead of simply assuming my previous experiences already told me exactly how the future is going to unfold.There is one important exception. If your intuition is telling you that a person, place, relationship, or situation may be unsafe, prioritize your safety first. You can analyze the feeling later from somewhere safe.Intuition can be useful.I just do not think we need to romanticize it into something that is never wrong.If you’re brand new to Your Level Fitness and want to explore more of my approach to mindset, self-connection, and building a life from the inside/out, start here:https://yourlevelfitness.com