Intuitive thinking is a kind of non-logical thinking without complete analysis and logical procedures. It relies on inspiration to quickly understand and make judgments and conclusions.

For example, before the exam, we will tell our children, I hope you get all the exams and get everything right. "Confusion" is a type of intuitive thinking. When you are unsure about a question, you subconsciously make judgments based on your feelings. There is also a phenomenon. When correcting mistakes after an exam, you will slap your forehead many times and say: I can do this question. Why did you do something wrong at that time? Eighty percent of these questions were answered using intuitive thinking, without rational analysis, and based on subconscious judgment based on feelings, so the accuracy cannot be guaranteed. Young people often say this when looking for a partner: It depends on their feelings. This mysterious answer often makes people confused. What do you feel?

In the exam, if your intuition is reliable, that’s not bad. But most of the time, are our “feelings” really reliable? The answer is common sense, not necessarily. Intuitive thinking based on feelings is also listed as one of the three major thinking traps in psychology. There are two reasons why this is a trap:

First, over-reliance on intuitive thinking will weaken rational thinking. The most profound wisdom of all things is balance, and the best thinking mode is the balance of perceptual thinking and rational thinking. As a type of perceptual thinking, intuitive thinking is not a way of thinking that must be avoided. Instead, it has the characteristics of directness, flexibility, and speed. However, once you habitually use intuitive thinking, your actions and decisions will lack factual basis, logical analysis and rational judgment, and you will often act hastily or even recklessly.

Second, intuitive thinking is inherently a deep well. Intuitive thinking occurs mostly unconsciously. Unconsciousness does not mean that there is no consciousness, but that in an unconscious state, we rely on our underlying cognition to support our thinking and decisions. What kind of cognition we have determines what kind of perception we have. For example, if you are a pessimist and can only see the negative side of things, your intuition may be: This thing is not good, this person Not good; you are a person with self-doubt, and have such narrow cognition as "I can't do anything, others can." Therefore, our cognition is inherently a deep well with limitations. If we rely on intuitive thinking, we will inevitably fall into the trap of our cognitive limitations.

Intuitive thinking is not a derogatory thinking mode. Many artists and scientists are constantly improving their intuitive thinking abilities. But we must also make it clear that we must avoid excessive use of intuitive thinking. Before making a decision, we still need to go through comprehensive rational judgment and comprehensive analysis. At the same time, we must be aware of what our cognition is like and whether there are different perceptions. knowledge, opinions, opinions and methods. Only by achieving a balance between sensibility and rationality, and being aware of cognitive limitations and not trusting intuitive thinking so much, can we get out of the trap of intuitive thinking.