Giftedness is a trait that comes with high
intensity, motivation, love of learning and emotional sensitivities that make a
person highly functional in the environment. Many countries have gifted
enrichment programs to ensure that such individuals can fully contribute to the
development of society. The U.S. has not fully developed their programs. Understanding
the power of giftedness and their intuition that leads to career success is important
in fostering their abilities for the benefit of everyone.
Science has moved beyond the definition of
giftedness and is working on better ways to select and categories giftedness
for better development (Porath, 2013). Intuition is one of those gifted traits
that lead to higher mastery of the environment and scientific innovation
through perceiving differences within the environment. That perception matched
with the rigor of scientific logic encourages new discoveries.
Intuition can be extremely powerful and can culminate
in all types of useful conclusions that would have taken years with the normal investigative
process. Intuition is seen as a
cognitive style that has been described as the “sixth sense” where the
unconscious recognizes patterns and solutions to those patterns before the
conscious mind is aware (Pearson, 2013). Such processes can be used to make
accurate decisions and investigated for clarity afterwards.
Intuition is so powerful it can do things science cannot
yet explain fully. For example, intuition can lead to health choices that put
cancer in remission, picking a better deck of cards for better results, and selecting
items behind screens without seeing anything that would tip a person off.
According to Dr. Turner book Radical Remission the body picks up on
environmental cues unconsciously and makes conclusions that manifest themselves
in physiological responses (Turner, 2014).
Gifted individuals have powerful senses of intuition
and logic that can lead them to unique AND innovative methods of solving
problems. According to studies on highly
intelligent and creative people, gifted individuals often display a preference
for either rationality or intuition (Karwowski, 2008). The style they rely on
will impact how they understand and approach their world.
Intuition among the gifted is an
interesting and often unexplored trait where their biological and psychological
preference matches to create unique powers of understanding and reasoning. The
same skill that allows them to find new discoveries in their respective fields
also leaves many unable to follow their train of thought. Gifted individuals
are considered relatively rare among the population and ensuring they have the
social, legal, and intellectual support/protection is important for advancing
society.
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