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Should We Trust Our Intuition? | Journey of Understanding – Episode 5

9m | Sep 18, 2026

Should we trust our intuition?

Sometimes an answer seems to arrive before we have consciously thought it through. But where does that feeling come from? Is intuition irrational, or can it reflect patterns and experience that the mind has learned over time?

In Episode 5 of Journey of Understanding, we explore intuition from the perspective of psychology and decision-making: why some intuitive judgments can be remarkably useful, why others can mislead us, and when it may be wiser to slow down, gather more information, and think again.

Perhaps the question is not simply whether we should trust our intuition, but when it deserves our trust.

Podcast: Journey of Understanding

Episode 5: Should We Trust Our Intuition?

Podcast by Heba Mahgoub

This podcast presents reflective and educational discussions informed by psychological and scientific literature. It is intended for general educational purposes and does not provide psychological or medical diagnosis or treatment.

References

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Kahneman, D., & Klein, G. (2009). Conditions for intuitive expertise: A failure to disagree. American Psychologist, 64(6), 515–526. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0016755

Melnikoff, D. E., & Bargh, J. A. (2018). The mythical number two. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 22(4), 280–293. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2018.02.001

Pennycook, G., De Neys, W., Evans, J. St. B. T., Stanovich, K. E., & Thompson, V. A. (2018). The mythical dual-process typology. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 22(8), 667–668. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2018.04.008

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