Intuition

Some people believe that intuition is a sort of mystical instinct that tells people things they otherwise wouldn't be able to find out. My take is similar to that of the psychologists: That intuition is a product of a split-second consolidation of one's previous experiences. For the purposes of this commentary, I will assume that the intuition in question is of the mundane variety and doesn't involve things like clairvoyance or other reputedly supernatural abilities.

Now, if intuition were truly a product of one's life experiences, it seems logical that a very experienced person would therefore have superior intuition. That is, what they intuit would become increasingly accurate. Unfortunately, attributing a supernatural root to intuition implies that it is an inborn ability that isn't usually honed. Therefore, someone with natural intuitiveness may be convinced of this, and not bother with going around to gain as much experience as possible. It is a danger that such an approach would reduce intuition to guesswork, or basically stunt the growth of the same due to lack of input for processing.