Jason,

Now we are getting to the juicy stuff!

"Be patient with yourself! After I began consciously using my intuition, it took many months of practice to get good at stabilizing my holistic consciousness. My over-trained reflex was to always freeze the water/collapse the wave — to name and quantify my sensations. But it also took me months of practice to become comfortable with discounted cash flow (DCF) analysis, Gordon Growth Models, costs of capital, and so forth. This is an investment in developing your whole mind."

Your piece does a great job describing the process of tapping into holistic consciousness. I wanted to underscore the preceding paragraph.

The difficulty I have had (still have) with holistic consciousness is the mental repetitions necessary to be able to achieve that state seamlessly. In a past article, you've discussed decision-making and specifically how only a tiny percentage of the sum of one's decisions is reflected in any given portfolio or fund. The solution to improving decision making is to carefully track how one spends one's time and the various rationales/supporting theses behind the decisions made.

That method is (and correct me if I am wrong here) antithetical to the pursuit of a holistic consciousness because of its very reliance on words and numbers (the tracking element). So the only solution is to give it time, put in as many mental repetitions as possible, and let one's mind develop in such a way that it becomes unfettered from the default-mode specific consciousness.

It's extraordinarily hard work, but the first time one is able to successfully tap into those sensations, it's a powerful experience.

All the best,
Ben