LEARN TO TRUST YOUR INTUITION

A major question that can arise when working with intuition is whether your instincts are real intuition or mere overthinking – at one end of the spectrum, wishful thinking, and, at the other, catastrophising. One way to become more discerning is to check in with your intuition regularly. ‘The way to distinguish intuition from mental chewing gum is that it is consistent,’ explains Choquette. ‘If you check in and ask whether you should take the job, it’s not going to say yes on Monday, no on Tuesday and maybe on Wednesday. It will say yes every time you ask. That’s how you know.’

Ask whether you should take the job; it won’t say yes on Monday, no on Tuesday and maybe on Wednesday. It’ll say yes every time you ask. That’s how you know