Is it wise to follow your instincts?

[Philosophy Explorer]

The answer in part depends on your knowledge and experience. With advice, e.g., there are many types of advice (money, marriage, jobs, auto repair, etc.), some good, some bad.

What thoughts do you have on this?

PhilX

[QuantumT]

Yes it's wise.

Unless it's sex. Then don't.

[bahman]

Yes, it is good. That is all about being human.

[Dontaskme]

The answer in part depends on your knowledge and experience. With advice, e.g., there are many types of advice (money, marriage, jobs, auto repair, etc.), some good, some bad.

What thoughts do you have on this?

PhilX

No amount of advice is ever going to advice you on what you already know instintively.

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[Walker]

First gather advice, then use instinct which includes a wider frame of reference such as, nothing is free.

[Dontaskme]

First gather advice, then use instinct which includes a wider frame of reference such as, nothing is free.

Very good, I like it.

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[Walker]

First gather advice, then use instinct which includes a wider frame of reference such as, nothing is free.

Very good, I like it.

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Hey ...

There's also that intangible, intuitive frame of reference that you learn to trust after repeated verifications spanning many experiences.

[Dontaskme]

First gather advice, then use instinct which includes a wider frame of reference such as, nothing is free.

Very good, I like it.

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Hey ...

There's also that intangible, intuitive frame of reference that you learn to trust after repeated verifications spanning many experiences.

Yes.

We cannot know anything unless we've first experienced it and stored it in memory for futher referrence aka knowledge on demand a practical tool in case we forget how to do something we've already ready done..

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The answer in part depends on your knowledge and experience. With advice, e.g., there are many types of advice (money, marriage, jobs, auto repair, etc.), some good, some bad.

What thoughts do you have on this?

PhilX

If it works out fine at the end, it is wise.

If you get yourself into trouble with it, it isn't.

This is a question that tries to predict a goal-oriented event.

[Greta]

It depends on how reliable your instincts are in given situations. Trauma, hangups, obsessions, fear - none of these things will help one's instincts.

So it's only logical to always follow your instincts if your track record is great. Otherwise, it's wiser to be self aware enough to assess when your instincts might help or hinder.

There's no point using the same tool for all tasks. Instinct, reason, logic, humour etc can be alternated and utilised flexibly depending on the situation.

[Skip]

Wisdom and instinct are two compartments of the same control-center.
Yes, you can use them together if you have enough knowledge.
Instinct can warn you in time to avoid danger or tempt you into danger: you have to apply wisdom to judge which.
Instinct may urge you to approach an attractive female; wisdom will halt the approach when it notices the hulking great swain by her side.
Instinct may scream "Turn back!" in the doorway of the dentist's office; wisdom will advise that you calm down an have that molar seen to.