If you're like most Fives, you’re good at seeing patterns.
You can talk yourself out of most decisions. And when something doesn’t feel quite right, you start collecting data until you find a reason that does.
But what if the discomfort you’re trying to explain is reason enough?
This week, we’re talking about something most Fives can have a hard time trusting: intuition.
That quiet gut-level sense that something’s off, or that something’s right, even if you can’t explain why yet.
It doesn’t come with a bibliography.
It doesn’t wait for you to feel ready.
It doesn’t care how many mental models you’ve built.
But it’s real. And it’s worth listening to.
Before we get into that, though...
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The case for intuition (yes, there's science)
Intuition isn’t magic, it’s rapid-fire pattern recognition (or maybe even something more weird).
Studies show that your brain picks up on subtle cues before you’re consciously aware of them. It stores past experiences, emotional feedback, even nonverbal micro-signals, and uses them to make snap judgments.
Not irrational ones—fast ones.
That sudden feeling of unease when you walk into a room?
The inexplicable yes when someone asks if you’re free next week?
That’s not nonsense. It’s subconscious intelligence.
And if you’ve spent most of your life dismissing those signals, it’s not because you’re broken. It’s because, as Fives, we’re taught to trust what can be verified. We want receipts.
But, here’s the cost:
The more we ignore our intuition, the more we lose access to it.
Why Fives tend to ignore gut instincts
If you’ve ever felt like your intuition is “broken” or “muted,” you’re not the only one. Most Fives don’t trust their gut, not because it’s unreliable, but because it speaks a different language.
Here’s what gets in the way:
- We confuse intuition with impulse. We think acting on a gut feeling means being reckless or reactive. But intuition doesn’t rush, it nudges.
- We were never taught to listen to our bodies. Growing up, emotional or physical signals were often overridden by logic, leading to a disconnect from our own internal cues.
- We fear being wrong without proof. And when you’re wired to avoid embarrassment or incompetence, “I just had a feeling” doesn’t feel defensible.
The irony? Some of your best insights may never come from analysis. They’ll come from integration, when your body, heart, and mind all get a say.
A small experiment: Rebuilding intuitive trust
This week, try this simple practice. It’s low-risk and purely observational:
- Pause before every small decision
It could be what to eat, whether to respond to a message, or where to work today. Before you analyze, check in with your body.
- Name the first feeling
Don’t try to explain it. Just name what you feel: tightness, excitement, aversion, curiosity, etc.
- Act on it in one tiny way
You don’t have to commit to anything. But give your gut some agency. Say yes to the walk, skip the meeting, write the email. See what happens.
The goal isn’t to bypass your brain. It’s to let your body rejoin the conversation.
Over time, you’ll start to notice something weird and wonderful: Some answers come faster when you stop forcing them.
Your turn
Think back to a time when you just knew something.
What did that feel like in your body?
What happened when you listened, or didn’t?
And if you’re up for it, drop a post in the community and tell us about it.