After I'd had my own baby, I then began to understand mother chimps much better. Much, much better. I was always surprised to see a mother chimp get so agitated and angry if another individual, another chimp came too close or, you know, sort of seemed to be interfering with the mother child bond.But then when I had my own child and somebody would shut a door loudly and and start waking up little grub, I get this surge of real anger which I couldn't quite understand. And if then I understood the female chimp ...

Decision Making & Intuition - The modern world presents overwhelming decisions across various aspects of life [4][5] - There's an increasing belief in "trust your gut culture," with an 85% increase in searches related to gut feeling in the past 10 years [9][10] - Unqualified coaches and conspiracy theorists promote trusting impulses over expertise and deliberation [10][11] - The speaker argues against blindly trusting intuitions due to evolutionary, psychoanalytic, perceptual, and philosophical reasons [14][16][17][19][22] Improving Intuition - Intuitions can be improved through time and hard work, similar to exposure therapy for anxiety [24][25] - Confronting anxieties and insecurities can create room for new possibilities and excitement [25][26] - The biggest mistake is mistaking information for experimentation, overvaluing others' opinions, and undervaluing personal experience [28] - By immersing oneself in new challenges and reflecting on failures, instincts can become sharper [28] - Calibrating intuitions requires testing them against reality to avoid being divorced from it [32] - Trusting your gut is advisable only after teaching yourself what's worth trusting through reality-oriented activities [34]