Brian Johnson argues that ignoring your intuition leaves psychological scars that chip away at confidence, pushing you toward numbing habits like alcohol and social media. Following intuitive hits instead becomes a life-changing practice that builds self-regard and satisfaction.
We, individually, each of us, have had so many choice points where we didn't answer the call, we didn't do the thing that needed to happen, and we can't imagine what our lives would have been like had we built that habit sooner. And why I'm so on fire with life right now is I feel like I'm finally getting it. I'm finally understanding it. I'm finally practicing the philosophy that I've been studying and striving to practice for a long time. Unfortunately for almost all of us, there are thousands of instances where we didn't answer the call to everyone that we did. But what would happen if you just lived your life like that? The longer you wait to take action after you have an intuitive hit, the more your confidence erodes. Every time you don't, you make an imprint on your consciousness. And to put it bluntly, you don't like yourself. And so at the end of a day in which you didn't follow your intuition and answer the call, dozens, hundreds, even thousands of times, you are going to want to do the things you do to numb yourself. Whether it's alcohol, whether it's social media. What would our lives look like if this became the default.
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