Overthinking About Intuition

Magical Overthinkers

Amanda Montell & Studio71

Education, Science, Society & Culture

4.3 • 636 Ratings

🗓️ 30 April 2025

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Is intuition just a fancy word for guesswork, or is it a real, reliable tool we can actually trust? And if it is real, how do we tell the difference between genuine gut feelings and anxiety disguised as instinct? For a phenomenon that’s supposed to be effortless, intuition can spark a lot of magical overthinking. To help untangle it all, host Amanda Montell (@amanda_montell) is joined by journalist and author Elizabeth Greenwood (@lizgreenwood4u), whose new book Everyday Intuition explores the science, psychology, and everyday magic of tuning into your inner voice. Together, they dive into how intuition really works, why it's often misunderstood, and how to cultivate it without spiraling into self-doubt.Further reading: Elizabeth Greenwood’s Everyday Intuition (available May 6th!). - Join the "Magical Overthinkers Club" by following the pod on Instagram @magicaloverthinkers.- To access early, ad-free episodes and more, subscribe to the Magical Overthinkers Substack.- Pick up a hard copy of Amanda's book The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality, or listen to the audiobook. Thanks to Our Sponsors: Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial period at https://SHOPIFY.COM/magical Check out the Fits Everybody Collection at https://www.skims.com/magical #skimspartner Thrive all year with clean, easy meals from Green Chef. Go to https://GreenChef.com/magicalfree and use code magicalfree to get started with FREE Salads for two months plus 50% off your first box. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Guess what? The thought spirally wonders of the magical overthinkers podcast are coming to the
0:09.1	real world with a very exciting live podcast show on Monday, June 9th in Los Angeles, California.
0:15.7	The show is called The Big Magical Cult Show, and it is like a live podcast on hallucinogens, where we discuss some of
0:23.4	the subjects that you might hear on a regular episode, alongside some truly magical elements
0:29.3	that can't be described they can only be experienced, including drag and burlesque performances,
0:35.5	cheeky custom drinks and merch, a parasycial PowerPoint presentation,
0:40.6	audience participation involving anonymously submitted thought spirals, and so much more.
0:46.0	There's also going to be a meet and greet and a book signing for my second book cultish,
0:50.1	which is finally coming out in paperback. So come spiral with us at the Big Magical Cult Show
0:55.1	on Monday, June 9th at the Elray Theater in L.A.
0:58.1	Artist presale starts April 15th at 10 a.m. West Coast time.
1:01.5	Just use the password cult to buy your tickets.
1:04.0	And then general on sale starts on Friday, April 18th.
1:06.9	You can find the ticket link at Amanda Montal.com slash events.
1:10.4	Snag your tickets before they sell out, and we hope you come spiral with us.
1:23.5	Welcome to The Magical Overthinkers podcast, a show for thought spirallers, exploring the subjects we can't stop overthinking about, from people pleasing to laziness.
1:35.3	If you ever get the feeling that despite living in the information age, life only seems to be making less sense, or if you ever get the sense that there is just something especially hard about existing as a human being on the earth right now, then you're in the right place.
1:53.0	This podcast is here to soften the clash between our innate human mysticisms and the overwhelm of this time. It's here to help us think less
2:03.6	about the things that don't matter and more about the things that do. I'm your host, Amanda Montel.
2:10.0	Today, we're overthinking about intuition.
2:25.8	Today's topic came as a pitch from our guest for this episode, whose name is Elizabeth Greenwood.
2:31.5	She's a writer, a journalist, and the author of a new book titled Everyday Intuition,
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