Re: Subconscious/Intuitive Processing.

I had a feeling that it might.

On May 29, 4:22 pm, "Mike L." <cool2bwi...@gmail.com> wrote:
> So i've realized lately that there's a key-component of what many
> people regard as intelligence that often times gets hidden underneath
> the usual fodder and that is: Subconscious (or what some people call
> Intuitive) Processing. It's what happens when you think of something
> for a while and out of nowhere: Bam! A solution or new idea, seemingly
> materialized out of nowhere.
>
> It occurred to me today as I was thinking over the solution to
> something that I intuitively felt should've been obvious from the
> beginning. I brooded the solution for some time and as I did, the
> clues started popping up out of nowhere, a hint here and another clue
> there and another fleeting glimpse there. Now, while this happens all
> the time, we often forget a key characteristic of this type of
> phenomenon and that is: THAT IT IS ALL SUBCONSCIOUS.
>
> Not once did I attempt to really look for a clue or a hint as to why
> the solution was what it was, it was simply brought to the forefront
> of my consciousness by some hidden mechanism in my psyche. The reason
> why this underlying mechanism is so important is self-evident, it's
> nearly the back-bone of every conscious logical processing, so the
> reason why its enhancement or betterment is so crucial to the overall
> improvement of cognition is entirely understandable.
>
> Now, and perhaps even more interesting: We have an understanding of
> the eureka moments, and why they're important. I believe, with some
> soundness, that DNB improves this portion of intelligence along with
> other conscious processes. Day after day, i've begun to notice a
> little more that a lot of what people call intelligence is really
> automated, most of the time answers arise when we don't look for them
> and day after day, the answers to many of the problems I encounter
> simply present themselves.
>
> I suppose I just wanted to incite a little bit of feedback from you
> guys. What do you think; Might DNB enhance intuition?

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