UNLOCK Your Brain’s Potential: Build REAL Intuition & Make Better Decisions | Joel Pearson
Rich Roll
Jun 24, 2024
Mindsip insights from this episode:
Recognize deepfake dangers to protect perception
Due to the 'continued influence effect,' simply being told a deepfake video is fake after watching it does not undo its negative psychological impact on your perception of that person.
Recognize strong imagery's link to Parkinson's and mental health challenges
Very strong mental imagery, or hyperphantasia, is associated with several mental health challenges, including schizophrenia and the visual hallucinations common in Parkinson's disease.
Unlock visualization abilities through psychedelics for aphantasia
There are case studies of people with aphantasia who, after taking psychedelics, gained the ability to visualize, and this new ability persisted after the psychedelic experience ended.
Recognize importance of perceived free will for mental health
There is no convincing scientific evidence that we have free will, but feeling like we do is critically important for our mental health and avoiding depression.
Reevaluate intuitive eating in the context of modern food cravings
The concept of intuitive eating is likely flawed with modern foods because our brains have learned the wrong associations, making us crave things that are not good for us.
Practice intuition on small decisions to enhance major choices
To improve your intuition for major life choices, you should first practice and track it on small, low-stakes decisions to understand how it feels and works for you.
Trust your body’s intuition to access unconscious knowledge
Your body has access to unconscious information in your brain that your conscious mind does not, which can manifest as a 'gut feeling' or physiological change.
Pause emotional intuition until calmness returns
As a fundamental rule, you should not trust your intuition when you are in any heightened emotional state, whether positive or negative, until you return to a calm baseline.
Recognize intuition's context-specific nature in decision-making
Mastery and intuition are context-specific, meaning expertise in one area, like business, does not translate into reliable intuition in another area, like personal health decisions.
Leverage aphantasia to reduce PTSD risk
People with aphantasia, the inability to form mental images, are less likely to suffer from PTSD because they cannot conjure the recurring visual flashbacks that trigger the emotional trauma.
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