John Anderson Poet Free verse

Notes About The Poem

with apologies to: Malcolm Gladwell who wrote 'Blink' (2005), and Gerd Gigerenzer who wrote 'Gut Feelings' (2007), as discussed by Lois Isenman in his essay 'Understanding Unconscious Intelligence and Intuition' (2013)

see [ http://people.brandeis.edu/~lisenman/PBM.2013.pdf ]

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Blink To Snap Decisions

Intuition snaps a thin slice.
A shortcut fast and frugal.
It rules with thumb, feels with gut,
both unconscious and instinctive.
It takes the best, 
what it knows is apt and really matters.
It ignores the rest, 
what it knows is inapt and just claptrap.

So hold your gaze in contemplation.
Delay your blink, not to think,
but to let your instincts make snap decisions.
The instant you blink,
that's it, 
it's done, 
shuttered and dusted.

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