The limits of intuition

I think I wrote in an earlier post that the limits of intuition are pretty hard to define. It is not enough to say that it is simply an immediate apprehension of knowledge through no discernible logical steps (or variations thereon). I think that is too limiting in itself. Knowing who is on the phone […]

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Taking the Day Off

I tend towards being a workaholic. I am doing my best to overcome this tendency, but it is very ingrained. Sometimes, taking time off is a real challenge to me. I am aware that I sometimes think of all I have to do, and it makes me not want to take a day off and […]

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Is Intuition in the Neurons?

This article, Von Economo Neurons, Intuition, and Phylogeny discusses the possible role a group of neurons in our brains might have on our intuition. The particular neurons are called Von Economo Neurons (VEN) and are found in the fifth layer of the human neocortex (which means it is relatively deep).
They are only found in […]

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Yippee for the dowsers!!

Now this is a nice story: (Click on the link to read it all.) Chambersburg Public Opinion - Dowser finds water for Bear Valley
The main point of the story is that a 92 year old man, Lynn Bear, using just a ring on a piece of string, found a water for a local authority that […]

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How to ‘Get’ Intuition

The following article caught my eye… Intuition comes from attention to inner self: South Florida Sun-Sentinel It’s by no means the only one which has this central message, but as it’s here today, it’s worth focusing on.
There are many, many articles, books and general ’stuff’ all of which is aimed at making you more […]

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