According to economist Daniel Hakneman, "Intuition is thinking that you know what you know without knowing why you know it, and high emotional intelligence can make intuitive decisions even more accurate."

For example, scanning long checkout lines at the supermarket and deciding, w...

WIthout knowingly thinking about it, your unconscious brain starts working on a problem or decision. When you then try to make a conscious decision, your brain compares that decision with the one it already made.

• If your unconscious agrees with your conscious decision, your brain gives...

A 2020 study found that people with lower levels of emotional intelligence are more likely to misread the signals in their bodies. They may mistake their body's "warning sign" for excitement.

When you have years of experience and thousands of hours of practice, your intuition will be more e...

The better your emotional intelligence, the more likely you can accurately interpret your intuitive response.

Ask yourself these questions to see if you should feel confident about a particular intuition."

1. Is this a regular, predictable environment? When somethin...