WEBVTT - The Science Behind Intuition

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<v Speaker 1>Stay Calm is a production of I Heart Radio. Welcome

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<v Speaker 1>to Stay Calm, your daily dose of calmness. I'm Bob Roth,

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<v Speaker 1>and I've been teaching people to meditate for fifty years,

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<v Speaker 1>helping them to stay calm under pressure, reboot and re

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<v Speaker 1>energize their lives, and basically be a happier, healthier version

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<v Speaker 1>of themselves. And now I want to help you do

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<v Speaker 1>the same. Ready, sit comfortably, take a few deep breaths,

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<v Speaker 1>and let's begin today's journey. Have you ever been at

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<v Speaker 1>a point in your life across roads when you're not

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<v Speaker 1>sure what you should be doing, When you're trying to

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<v Speaker 1>make a decision about a career change, or a life partner,

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<v Speaker 1>or less lofty things like a business deal. You've carefully

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<v Speaker 1>studied all the pros and cons, analyze the upsides and downsides,

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<v Speaker 1>and then, perhaps an exhaustion or frustration, you just give

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<v Speaker 1>up and you go with your gut. You're into issue.

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<v Speaker 1>You listen to your inner voice. Of course you have,

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<v Speaker 1>We all have well, that inner voice of yours is

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<v Speaker 1>not some mystical, inexplicable, totally unreliable mechanism for making choices.

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<v Speaker 1>In fact, according to an emerging new science using your

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<v Speaker 1>intuition can be a highly effective tool for making good decisions,

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<v Speaker 1>sometimes very quickly. This new science is so timely with

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<v Speaker 1>the world increasingly chaotic and complex, reliance on linear rational

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<v Speaker 1>decision making alone is proving less than reliable, and evidence

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<v Speaker 1>points to more and more so called rational thinkers also

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<v Speaker 1>going with their gut. In fact, several studies of the

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<v Speaker 1>decision making process of top executives show that, yes, they

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<v Speaker 1>do analyze mounds of data, but if the information is

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<v Speaker 1>not conclusive, they'll rely on their intuition as a guide.

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<v Speaker 1>Of course, people of using their intuition forever. But what's

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<v Speaker 1>new here is something called the neurobiology of intuition, a

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<v Speaker 1>science which helps satisfy the skeptics and gives confidence to

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<v Speaker 1>those who find listening to their inner voice helpful. So

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<v Speaker 1>here is the briefest of introductions to the key areas

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<v Speaker 1>of your brain involved. I've even included a few Latin names. First,

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<v Speaker 1>to be able to hear your inner voice, you need

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<v Speaker 1>to be at least for that moment inner directed. The

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<v Speaker 1>part of the brain that lights up during intuitive thinking

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<v Speaker 1>is called the precuneus and is associated with self awareness. Second,

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<v Speaker 1>intuitive decisions are based on past experiences. The part of

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<v Speaker 1>the brain that lights up here is called the ventro

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<v Speaker 1>medial prefrontal cortex, which is where you make decisions and

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<v Speaker 1>where your brain stores positive feelings as well as painful

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<v Speaker 1>emotions from the past. And finally, as we all know,

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<v Speaker 1>the intuitive decision making process is fast, lightning fast. This

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<v Speaker 1>part of your brain is called the cow Date nucleus,

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<v Speaker 1>which is used for making quick automatic decisions. So there

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<v Speaker 1>you have it self awareness, access to the emotions of

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<v Speaker 1>past experiences, and the ability to make automatic decisions. That's

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<v Speaker 1>your mini master class on intuition. So the next time

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<v Speaker 1>anyone tries to call you crazy for following your gut,

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<v Speaker 1>be sure to tell him about the ventrol medial prefrontal cortex.

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<v Speaker 1>But seriously, the most important takeaway here is that you

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<v Speaker 1>can strengthen the power of your own intuition. And for

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<v Speaker 1>that there are many things you can do, but all

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<v Speaker 1>the experts agree that the single most important one is

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<v Speaker 1>to yes, stay calm, and for that you have to

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<v Speaker 1>give your brain time to rest. Remember when I spoke

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<v Speaker 1>a while ago about how creative ideas emerged from the

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<v Speaker 1>resting brain, Well, we need that same quiet, non focused

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<v Speaker 1>area of our brain in order to hear our quiet

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<v Speaker 1>inner voice. My parting tip about intuition comes from Apple

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<v Speaker 1>founder Steve Jobs. He says, quote, don't let the noise

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<v Speaker 1>of others opinions drown out your inner voice. And most important,

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<v Speaker 1>have the courage to follow your heart and intuition, which

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<v Speaker 1>somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything

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<v Speaker 1>else is secondary. All right, Let's end this time together

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<v Speaker 1>doing something that I think should be a feature of

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<v Speaker 1>our everyday life, and that's appreciation and gratitude. So let's

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<v Speaker 1>take thirty seconds of quiet, thirty seconds to take a break,

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<v Speaker 1>just take a moment. It turns out when we do that,

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<v Speaker 1>it's good for our health as well. I'll be right back,

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<v Speaker 1>all right. Thank you for joining me today. I hope

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<v Speaker 1>you heard something that inspires, that uplifts you and that

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<v Speaker 1>you can incorporate into your own life. This is Bob Roth.

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<v Speaker 1>Stay calm, hey, all of you out there, I'd love

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<v Speaker 1>to hear from you. You can send me your stories,

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<v Speaker 1>your questions, or anything else on your mind. Just connect

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<v Speaker 1>with me on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram at meditation Bob.

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<v Speaker 1>You can also send me an email at meditation Bob

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<v Speaker 1>Roth at gmail dot com. I look forward to hearing

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<v Speaker 1>from you five