How did you know?” Is that my instinct?
Although instincts are supposed to be an inexplicable power in the animal kingdom, humans also have it, to a greater or lesser extent, but they are there, crouching down, hoping to jump on their prey.
- One possible cause is that we are descendants of animals and encounter some trace of their complex behaviors.
- Is instinct activated in the face of certain stimuli and situations?Without being able to avoid or analyze it!.
We’ve all had a survival instinct since we were born. Thanks to it we can react to an attack or a danger, when something is about to hurt us a backlight with the most basic instincts is turned on and control of the brain is turned off, we do not act rationally and emotionally.
How do we catalog these actions? So instinctive, no more. Basically, we react quickly and protect ourselves from what may hurt or harm us, so instinct is an answer that arises from within without thinking or feeling.
“The essence of instinct is that it is followed for some reason?
? Charles Darwin?
In addition, there is an important difference between instinct and intuition, as it is not developed by everyone (even if it may be sleeping somewhere), characterized by the ability to understand, know or perceive something immediately.
If we compare our ancestors a few thousand years ago, can we realize that we are silent?Voices of instinct. Maybe it’s because we’re rational and/or emotional people now.
Instincts are not well seen in the civilized world, are they related to animals, to those who do not understand, to those who do not know how to express themselves?But it’s not like that!
The instincts you shouldn’t ignore are
1- The feeling of danger. You may feel a puncture in the middle of your chest or a feeling of anxiety that you don’t understand Maybe a little later you have a reaction or reflex enough not to be hit by a car or trip in the street?
Do you think it was fate? In reality the responsibility is of instinct, which seemed to protect you, it is good that you pay attention to the signals that your body gives you, remember that the unconscious has the ability to perceive dangers that your conscious mind or senses do not have.
2- First impression. ” Didn’t that girl suit me?Why?” I don’t know, but there’s something about her that I don’t like. “Not that you’re a bad person or you’re prejudiced, but at that point, instinct (or intuition) sent you a message you should listen to carefully.
The first impression also works in cases where someone seems to be a good person when they’ve only been seen from afar (and we’re not talking about love at first sight, that’s something else). This basic and inexplicable process ends up being useful in knowing who to trust, for example. If not based on a stereotype or prejudice, instinct can be very useful for detecting dangerous people.
3- The right decision. We make decisions every minute. Some are easier to take and others take time. When you have to decide something that really changes the meaning of your life, feel free to follow your instincts, this advice may seem a little ‘primitive’, but it will be really valuable to you.
Finally, it is up to us to ask ourselves whether instinct and intuition are reliable, sometimes we can be wrong and care must be taken to correct the error, but we can also make mistakes if we rely solely on rationality.
Research indicates that, in 90% of cases, ignoring the rational can guarantee some success. We can always experiment on our own and determine the effectiveness of our instincts.
What do you think? Are you ready for the challenge?