Intuition Gut Check

When to act on (and when to ignore) your intuition

Taking a test
Ignore it. There's a 50-50 chance your gut will be wrong. In a recent study at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 51 percent of students who erased their first mark on a multiple choice exam went from wrong to right.

Seeing your doctor
Act on it. There's wisdom in your body, Orloff says. Don't ignore subtle physical changes. It could be your system trying to warn you.

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