INTUITION 



inimical to intuitions, {c) Most people require freedom from 

 interruptions and distractions, (d) Intuitions often make their 

 appearance when the problem is not being worked on. (e) Positive 

 stimuli are provided by intellectual contacts with other minds 

 such as in discussion, critical reading or writing. (/) Intuitions 

 often disappear from the mind irretrievably as quickly as they 

 come, so should be written down, {g) Unfavourable influences 

 include, in addition to interruptions, worry and competing 

 interests, also mental or physical fatigue, too constant working 

 on a problem, petty irritations and distracting types of noises. 

 Often in research our thoughts and actions have to be guided 

 by personal judgment based on scientific taste. 



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