Journaling to develop intuition
This tweet got a strong response:
The overwhelming consensus? “Yes, you can.”
Taylor Barada shared an article on creating a decision journal.
Charlie Becker recommended Ray Dalio’s book, “Principles.”
Monica Ricci said bringing awareness to anything allows you to improve it.
How can we use journaling to improve intuition?
Here’s my plan:
Notice intuitive feelings. This requires a habit change and willingness to feel what we’re feeling.
Write down intuitive feelings. This works best in the moment—interstitial journaling—rather than reflective journaling at the end of the day. Intuitive moments are fleeting. Record them as they pass. Apple Notes for the win here, as usual.
Prompt intuition by asking questions. Write down what you hear in response.
Take action on intuition. We can’t just feel it. We have to act and experience outcomes.
Record the results. Over time, patterns should emerge. When did intuition guide us well? When was it just a passing emotional flare?
P.S.: Men are intuitive
Monica Ricci said it best:
It is the exceptional man who can lean into and honor all his emotions, activate and trust intuition, while remaining secure in his masculine energy and strong self-perception.
It’s not that men aren’t intuitive. But we’ve been programmed to ignore or shove down emotion.
And emotion is the engine of intuition.
P.P.S.: Don’t ignore the spiritual side of intuition
Nearly all the responses to my Tweet were thoughtful and focused on mental aspects of intuition.
I believe intuition is fed by a deeper well than intellect alone. We can access something bigger and wiser than ourselves.
You can feed the spiritual side of intuition through prayer—journaling can be prayer—and gratitude. Joyful Journey is a good resource to learn spiritual journaling from a Christian perspective.