Dreyfus describe expertise as reaching a point where the experts have intuitive mastery. While I agree that with experience one relies more and more on intuition and “gut feeling,” it is imperative to be aware of our biases. The main bias to be aware of is confirmation bias. I noted that when my intuition points me in one direction, my brain rejects evidence to the contrary and only look for evidence to support my intuition. Availability Heuristic is another bias that can come up if we rely only on intuition; our brain will recall the most recent experiences and act based on that.
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