One obvious strategy is mindfulness meditation, which trains people to listen to their body’s sensations and then reflect on them in a nonjudgmental way. There is now strong evidence that besides its many, well-documented health benefits, regular practice of mindfulness can improve each element of your emotional compass—interoception, differentiation and regulation—meaning that it is the quickest and easiest way to de-bias your decision making and hone your intuitive instincts.26 (If you are skeptical, or simply tired of hearing about the benefits of mindfulness, bear with me—you will soon see
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