The psychologist explained the effect of "I knew it in advance" after the event

After an event has occurred, it often seems to a person that he foresaw it. Dmitry Yagudin, founder and head of the D.R. Yagudin International Neuroscience University, Doctor of Psychology, explained to Izvestia on June 6 that the brain reassembles the picture of the past, highlighting details that confirm the finale, and imperceptibly erasing contradictory ones.

According to the expert, "after a breakup, a failed project, an unexpected betrayal, or a sudden turn of events, a person often says, "I knew this would happen." The reason lies in the fact that the brain strives for order and does not like chaos, completing causal relationships. This creates the illusion of internal control and the feeling that we managed the situation better than we actually did.

"When everything goes well, the euphoria of the result overshadows all the difficulties and obstacles that stood in the way. We easily forget about doubts, failures and difficulties, because only a positive result remains. And then we confidently declare: "I went ahead, and everything worked out!" The brain seems to erase everything superfluous, leaving only a convenient version of the past," Yagudin said.

The psychologist explained that not all the feeling of "I knew in advance" is self-deception. Sometimes a person picks up weak signals before they can logically explain them. Intuition works on the basis of the limbic system, quickly processing intonation, facial expressions, body tension and the rhythm of behavior, allowing you to notice that something does not add up.

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"There is also a more subtle level of perception — neurointuition. This is the ability of the nervous system to detect micro-signals of the environment and its own state in advance. It's not about some kind of supernatural gift‑: It's just an increased sensitivity to changes in the atmosphere, people's behavior, and their own feelings," Yagudin added.

The expert stressed that it is important to distinguish between real intuition and the effect of hindsight, and recommended asking themselves questions about what they really noticed before the event, whether there were bodily sensations, anxiety or discomfort, whether there were repeated inconsistencies or strange details, or whether the person simply formed a convenient version of events after their occurrence.

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