--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: The common factor in all these…" description: "\"“The common factor in all these manifestations of intuition is a sort of ski jump—a soaring take-off from the known and established, ending in a swoopi..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4dd/isabel-briggs-myers-15094_conscious-mind_the-common-factor-in-all-these-manifesta_1711631.png" --- # The common factor in all these manifestations of intuition… ![“The common factor in all these manifestations of intuition is a sort of ski jump—a soaring take-off from the known and established, ending in a swooping arrival at an advanced point, with the intervening steps apparently left out. Those steps are not really left out, of course; they are performed…” quote by Isabel Briggs Myers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4dd/isabel-briggs-myers-15094_conscious-mind_the-common-factor-in-all-these-manifesta_1711631.png) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4dd/isabel-briggs-myers-15094_conscious-mind_the-common-factor-in-all-these-manifesta_1711631.png) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4dd/isabel-briggs-myers-15094_conscious-mind_the-common-factor-in-all-these-manifesta_1711631.png) > ““The common factor in all these manifestations of intuition is a sort of ski jump—a soaring take-off from the known and established, ending in a swooping arrival at an advanced point, with the intervening steps apparently left out. Those steps are not really left out, of course; they are performed in and by the unconscious, often with extraordinary speed, and the result of the unconscious processes pops into the conscious mind with an effect of inspiration and certainty.”” [Isabel Briggs Myers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isabel-briggs-myers/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Intuition jumps from known to unknown, bypassing conscious steps, which are performed unconsciously and appear as sudden insight. **In simple terms:** Intuition skips steps, revealing insight. Key Takeaway Trust your gut feeling. Themes intuition creativity insight Mood inquisitive optimistic Type psychological inspirational When to use this quote - problem solving - creative brainstorming - making decisions Key Concepts unconscious processing mental shortcuts innovation Questions to Reflect On - When have you relied on intuition? - How do you verify sudden insights? 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