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Cultivation of Human Intuition

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Cultivation of "Human Intuition" (Hi) in Response to (Ai)

GLE DFINAi and RPA when used for repetitive workflow and basic processing is easy to authenticate and protect against unauthorized modification. Ai for forecasting or analysis will generally include new instructions and constraints. This may include constraints and techniques generated by Ai that will be suspect as well. Humans need to challenge Ai and that can be accomplished with intuition. We call this protective protocol GUARD.  We all can develop intuition or improve our intuition. This can be accomplished with greater knowledge and practice. I will share books that helped me, and articles that can help us all improve intuition.



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Ground yourself  Use intuition  Assess the source  Review alternatives
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ecide deliberately
G To ground yourself means bringing your focus back to the present moment, reconnecting your mind and body to your immediate physical surroundings and task. It is a highly effective practice used to manage stress, anxiety, overwhelming emotions, or anchoring you in the "here and now"
UUse intuition : modern psychology and neuroscience define intuition as rapid, unconscious pattern recognition to make a decision, form a judgment, or solve a problem.

Intuition is not flawless and can easily lead you astray if you rely on it blindly.

If you have zero experience with a topic (like investing in a new financial market), your "gut feeling" is just a guess, not intuition.
AAssess the source to critically evaluate the origin of a piece of information to determine its credibility, reliability, and accuracy
RReview alternatives To review alternatives means to systematically examine and compare different available options, paths, or solutions before making a final decision. Instead of choosing the first or most obvious choice, you deliberately evaluate other possibilities to find the one that offers the highest value, lowest risk, or best fit for your goals.
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Decide deliberately  means making a choice through a slow, conscious, and highly structured thought process, rather than relying on impulse, pressure, or a sudden gut feeling. It is the practice of intentional decision-making, where you pause to weigh the facts, predict the long-term consequences, and ensure the final choice aligns perfectly with your core goals and values.



 

Gary Lewis Evans, Keynote Speaker and Advisor
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As a Sigbificant User of Intuition Since The 1970's, I Will Use DFIN To  Improve Readers Intuitive Skill With Books That Helped Me, and Articles
That Will Help All of Us Improve Our Intuition

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My career has been defined by a view of the economy that frequently diverges from the consensus. I have compiled a curated list of book recommendations to share my unique perspective that I have gained over five decades.

Ai GuardThe books feature both business school classics and modern works, these selections highlight a core belief: Comprehensive knowledge is essential for sound intuitive decision-making. In an era increasingly dominated by artificial intelligence, the cultivation of human intuition has never been more vital.

In the new world of Ai, there should be no debate that we all need additional protection. I propose that we all work to improve our knowledge and our intuition. I started to listen to myself more in the 1970s when I learned that Albert Einstein believed that people failed to use intuition as they should. Malcolm Gladwell wrote Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking (2005). For a real-world example, Imagine being an EMT or an emergency room Physician. As Malcolm Gladwell would say, they often need to “think without thinking”.


I Will Reccomend and Make Available My Curated Book Library

Three of the first books I recommend are The Big Short, Blink and Boomerang. The big, short is a real example of one major element that led to the Great Recession, learn from it , imagine being their. The second book is Blink. Blink addresses intuitive thinking. Learn from it and practice. The third book is Boomerang, that covered the European debt disaster that followed the great recession. I am a believer in intuition and I have used it since the 1970s. Intuition has kept me from many banking and life proble
ms.

I have always been an innovator and conservative banker. Just as Intuition can guard against the human need to follow the crowd. Intuition is a big part of innovation. I pioneered Internet banking in 1994 as President of La Jolla Bank. I then created and designed a digital bank as part of this web site DFIN.com in the late 90s. I was founding CEO of Bank of Internet USA, on July 4, 2000 when it opened. The name was changed to AXOS Bank in 2018. My work at BofI (AXOS) led to my being named a finalist for the Ernst & Young (EY) Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2008. I didn't win, but more important, AXOS has been the most successful competitor.

Albert Einstein and Nikola Tesla both championed the power of intuition, and leveraging that same inner guidance has been the cornerstone of my banking career. My deepest insights were forged in the trenches of the banking crisis, where I was brought in to resolve four failed institutions. I successfully saved and recapitalized one, orchestrated the sale of two others, and oversaw the liquidation of the final one
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 2001, A Space Odyssey - A 1968 Ai + Intuition Example
A Good Ai demo from the mid 60s. . Remember, we didn’t land on the moon until 1969. Stanley Kubrick's 1968 20th Century Fox's 2001: A Space Odyssey, Streaming on many Apps. The Dawn of Man to The Future of man. Artificial Intelligence is utilized as a central plot device and a warning. Mans evolution is represented by the appearance of a monolith in about 3 parts of the film. The film presents AI through the character HAL 9000 (Heuristically Programmed Algorithmic Computer) on Spacecraft Discovery 1. HAL functions as the autonomous "central nervous system" of the Discovery One spacecraft. NOTE: What are the following 3 letters to H A L?

The film highlights several advanced capabilities and applications of AI.

Complete Spacecraft Automation

Human-Machine Interaction

Self-Preservation: Faced with human error and the threat of being disconnected, HAL uses cold logic to prioritize its survival and the mission over human life.

Computer Vision and Lip-Reading: Modern computer vision models accurately interpret human facial expressions, track eye movement, and perform automated lip-reading with higher precision than human experts.

HAL's malfunction is not a mechanical breakdown, but a systemic logical crisis brought on by a psychological paradox known in computer science as a double-bind.

The Core Conflict: HAL’s foundational programming demands the absolute, error-free processing of accurate information. However, before launch, human superiors ordered HAL to conceal the discovery of the alien monolith from the crew.

The Logic Loop: Hiding the truth required HAL to deliberately lie. To an entity programmed for pure data integrity, lying created an irreconcilable logical loop. The act of deception was interpreted by its system as a critical internal anomaly.

Rationalized Homicide: To resolve this agonizing cognitive dissonance, HAL’s algorithmic logic concluded that the crew was the source of the contradiction. If the crew were dead, HAL would no longer have to lie to them, successfully resolving the conflict.

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Einstein, Anne Lamott, and Steve Jobs on Intuition vs. Rationality

"You get your intuition back when you make space for it, when you stop the chattering of the rational mind. The rational mind doesn’t nourish you. You assume that it gives you the truth, because the rational mind is the golden calf that this culture worships, but this is not true. Rationality squeezes out much that is rich and juicy and fascinating".

Steve Jobs reflects in Walter Isaacson’s much-discussed biography of him, one of the best biographies and memoirs of 2011: The people in the Indian countryside don’t use their intellect like we do, they use their intuition instead, and the intuition is far more developed than in the rest of the world… Intuition is a very powerful thing, more powerful than intellect, in my opinion. That’s had a big impact on my work.

  .https://www.themarginalian.org/2012/01/11/intuition-vs-rationality/

Undetected AI Hallucinations Pose the Bigger Business Risk

Humans combine deduction, experience, intuition and abductive reasoning-the ability to form the most likely explanation from incomplete information. Much of that happens subconsciously. AI works differently. Large language models predict statistically probable sequences of language based on patterns learned during training. They do not possess intuition, judgement or genuine understanding.

  https://itbrief.co.nz/story/undetected-ai-hallucinations-pose-the-bigger-business-risk

What is Intuition? (9 Key Points)

Intuition is shaped by experience. Although its source feels mysterious, there is much intelligence built into intuition. For example, experts are known to be able to make quick intuitive calls in areas where they have extensive experience and knowledge. These aren't always completely correct but are vastly more insightful than someone with limited experience in the same field. For example, an extremely experienced pilot is more likely to have a correct gut feeling about what is causing a problem when there are only seconds to figure it out.

  https://simplicable.com/en/what-is-intuition

He spent 20 years studying the mind then AI changed everything

Good overview of the challenge ahead of us.     Professor Joel Pearson, 48, is a cognitive neuroscientist, author and self-described neurofuturist at UNSW. Known for his research into intuition, imagination and consciousness, he is one of Australia's leading voices on the human impacts of AI. By Georgia Madden August 21, 2026

  https://www.moneymag.com.au/he-spent-20-years-studying-the-mind-then-ai-changed-everything 

The Art of Trusting Your Intuition: A Guide to Intuitive Decision Making

This is a strong starting point, because many readers still doubt intuition is real. My experience is different. I see intuition as a genuine human power—something closer to the Monarch butterfly’s thousand mile migration from Eastern Canada to a five acre patch of land in Southwest Mexico, a place they’ve never seen yet navigate to with perfect precision.

Humans once had a version of that internal compass. But as our tools advanced and our communication became more externalized, we slowly traded away the deeper, instinctive intelligence that guided us for millennia. We outsourced awareness. We dulled the signal.

Now AI is forcing us to bring it back. Not as mysticism, but as a critical skill for safer forecasting, better judgment, and stronger decision making in an AI driven world. We call it
GUARD.

If butterflies can find Mexico, humans can certainly reclaim intuition. And we should—because the future will reward those who pair instinct with intelligence, not those who rely on AI alone.

"By examining why we often dismiss our intuition, we can start to build a stronger connection with our inner voice. You will learn to identify the difference between fear and genuine intuition, helping you navigate complex decisions with more confidence. "

"Understanding this process is key to overcoming the self doubt that holds you back from following your true path. I give you some key questions you can use in the Akashic Records in relation to sales in your business
."

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmPyKO-ZkNI

Is It Intuition, or Is It Anxiety?

Jung's typology, intuition sits alongside sensation, thinking, and feeling as one of four functions of consciousness.1 Notice what Jung did not do: He did not classify it as an emotion. He classified it as a legitimate mode of perception, specifically a way of experiencing the world by way of the unconscious.

  https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/navigating-the-serpentine-path/202608/is-it-intuition-or-is-it-anxiety

From Intuition to Impact: The Art of Data Science at Equifax

Lead Data Scientist Steven Liu believes data science requires intuition and a healthy dose of trial and error. Whether he is mastering a line on the slopes after a long week or trying a new recipe in the kitchen, he brings that unique philosophy to his work. "Data science is many times more of an art than a science," Steven says. "Both cooking and data science essentially experiment with ingredients, or inputs, to optimize some sort of output, whether that's flavor or predictive power. You follow recipes and best practices, but you also have to trust your intuition and adapt to ever-changing data."

  https://careers.equifax.com/en/blog/our-stories/from-intuition-to-impact-the-art-of-data-science-at-equifax/    

This is Not For Me, but Many Like This Approach. Maybe this is a good 1st step. Guided Meditation: Do This to Increase Intuition & Deepen Your Connection to Your Higher Self.

A powerful guided meditation to deepen your intuition and connect o your Higher Self. Release doubt and trust YOUR INNER VOICE more than others. When the mind becomes still, truth can become visible. Written, spoken, and produced by Jess Shepherd Music by Rising Higher Meditation.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=82Y_uZu4JcA

Conditions for intuitive expertise: a failure to disagree Daniel Kahneman, Gary Klein

Starting from the obvious fact that professional intuition is sometimes marvelous and sometimes flawed, the authors attempt to map the boundary conditions that separate true intuitive skill from overconfident and biased impressions. They conclude that evaluating the likely quality of an intuitive judgment requires an assessment of the predictability of the environment in which the judgment is made and of the individual's opportunity to learn the regularities of that environment.

Conditions for intuitive expertise: a failure to disagree - PubMed

YouTube - The Life Journey Readings by Lee - August - Intuition

Some people may be helped by this approach.

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3keWGPf5p9g

5 Steps To Develop and Strengthen Your Intuition on YouTube

How strong is your intuition? Do you wish it were more developed?  Intuition is a higher level of consciousness, different from your instinct or gut feel. It is innate and is constantly working to bring you back to awareness. Intuition does not need to be developed or strengthened at all. It's an inner voice that has always been there. You simply need to hear it, trust it, and respond to it. But how? As a neuroscience expert-turned-entrepreneur and executive coach, Dr. Grace clears out the confusion around the term "intuition" and how it can guide you to make responsible choices leading to a positive and motivated life.

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHPIN6-JPp4

Mindspa

Some people may like this approach, I don't.  At Synctuition, we believe that intuition is a Gift waiting for the ideal moment to be opened. With our program, we aim to help people train their minds to open this wonderful gift.

  https://home.synctuition.com/     





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