EVERYDAY INTUITION
A captivating and insightful deep dive into the world of human intuition, exploring the power of this elusive phenomenon and how it can be harnessed to better know and trust ourselves.
"Examining intuition as a culturally informed phenomenon, she makes incisive points about how the stereotyped notion of 'women's intuition' may stem from how women and other marginalized groups developed a close awareness of the moods and emotions of those in power as a survival mechanism. Readers will be captivated."
Publisher’s Weekly, starred review
"If you have a hunch this book is for you, grab it! Everyday Intuition is a brilliant guide to one of our most mysterious, most misunderstood, and most fundamentally human faculties. Whether you come for the practical tips, eye-opening stories, or the many laugh-out-loud asides, Elizabeth Greenwood offers gem after gem to challenge your understanding of the mind, tease your preconceptions of the science, and help build your own intuition into a tool for life."
Benjamin Lorr, author of The Secret Life of Groceries: the Dark Miracle of the American Supermarket
"Like blood, intuition is something you are born with. Elizabeth Greenwood has tapped into the zeitgeist—in a world of AI, data, and metrics, people are yearning for outer quiet so they can tap into their own inner guidance. Drawing on scientific research, personal anecdotes, and real-world applications, Everyday Intuition explores the powerful yet often overlooked capacity for intuitive thinking that we all possess and how to navigate our way towards fulfillment. This book is a gift.”
Mira Ptacin, author of Poor Your Soul and The In-Betweens: The Spiritualists, Mediums, and Legends of Camp Etna
Intuition isn’t magic, and it sure as hell isn’t woo—it’s real, it’s wired into us, and it’s been dismissed for too long. In Everyday Intuition, Elizabeth Greenwood kicks the door in, bringing neuroscientists, dancers, doctors, athletes, mothers, kids, and skeptics to the table to prove it. This isn’t guesswork—it’s gut work. Deeply researched, wildly relatable, and sharp as hell, this book will make you stop outsourcing your decisions and start trusting what’s been there all along: you.”
-Jessica Elefante, founder of Folk Rebellion
“Elizabeth Greenwood's dazzling EVERYDAY INTUITION delivers a clear-eyed yet open-hearted perspective on intuition that feels like a warm hug after a firm handshake. Though fluent in the language of neuroscientists and cognitive psychologists, Greenwood also takes seriously the extraordinary experiences of healers, psychics, and ordinary people. EVERYDAY INTUITION inspired me to take practical steps to hone my own intuitive wisdom and, in doing so, learn how to trust myself more--with magical results. ”
Susannah Cahalan, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Brain on Fire and The Acid Queen