Intuition Made Us Do It

Whenever you feel tempted to check in on your progress over and over, asking yourself questions like "is this working?" you may find something surprising. That question is actually doubt in disguise. When your mind is driven by doubt, fear, or mistrust in the process, your brain tends to seek evidence that suggests "it's not working," even if it actually is. Doubt makes us question the process, qu...

Overthinking often disguises itself as planning, strategizing, or even critical thinking, but it's actually your mind stuck in a loop. No new insights, just the same old thoughts on repeat. Surprisingly, overthinking isn't really a thinking problem. It's an emotional one. In this episode, we talk about the emotional intelligence that helps you stop overthinking in its tracks and start discerning t...

Metacognition is a term coined in the 1970s, but the practice is at least 2,400 years old, dating back to the greats of Greece. The instruction was simple: start thinking about your thinking. View your thoughts from above and see where they're actually taking you. Then ask yourself, is this working for me?  Most people never do this. Why? Because thinking about thinking can be a difficult practice...

Your brain has two operating modes. The default mind (the one you go to when you’re not choosing) is pressured, binary, and narrowing. It's the mind grinding and overthinking toward an answer. The other, intuition-led mind processes complexity in the background and surfaces answers without the mental warfare or drama.  The switch between them is easier than you think and includes a few of our favo...

If you're feeling stuck, there's nothing wrong with you! Feeling stuck isn't a motivational problem. It's a sign from your inner mentor (that’s your intuition) that something internally is working its way through.  In this episode, Jessica and Hannah break down what's happening in your mind when forward momentum seems to stop, what's going on when you're feeling frustrated, and why trying to "powe...

Hannah and Jessica explore the future of intuition, forecasting what it means for individuals, leaders, and businesses when we embrace the skills of a balanced mind and powerful intuition. This is the debut episode of "Intuition Made Us Do It."