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Why You Should Always Listen to Your Incomplete Intuitions

They can turn out to be the most valuable intuitions of all

Paul Ryburn, M.Sc.
7 min readDec 11, 2020
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When you were six or seven years old, perhaps another kid on the playground told you in a sing-songy voice,

“I know something you don’t know”

Ooh! A secret! You just had to know, didn’t you? I bet you couldn’t wait for the other kid to let you in on the juicy details!

Your intuition, that voice from deep inside that guides you, sometimes plays games like this too. You won’t only get a feeling that you should or should not take a particular course of action; but you may also get a feeling that there’s a deeper, unknown reason why.

In this article, I will discuss an encounter I had with an incomplete message from my intuition, then go on to discuss the reasons why you should pay special attention to such messages.

How I learned about incomplete intuitions

In the fall of 2019, I was struggling financially. I had walked away from a career in web development, no longer finding satisfaction in that line of work. I was working a project gig for a law firm, scheduled only to last three months. My laptop had died and I was using a borrowed 10-year-old…

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Paul Ryburn, M.Sc.
Paul Ryburn, M.Sc.

Written by Paul Ryburn, M.Sc.

I write about writing, ideas, creativity, homelessness, intuition, spirituality, life lessons. Ex-college teacher Twitter: @paulryburn

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