What Is Intuition?
Intuition = your brain accepts a concept as a fundamental truth
As an example, think of concepts you’ve learned and mastered in the past, and see how now they are just second nature to your brain. A very simple example would be 2+2 - you do not even have to think about how to calculate that, so addition is an intuitive concept for you.
On the flip-side, an unintuitive concept is one that your brain “rejects”, something that requires some effort for you to understand and learn.
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