Why do nearly 20% of Americans believe theyre basically psychic?

One in five Americans believes they’re basically psychic (19%), according to new research.A survey of 2,000 adults explored how they employ their intuition in their daily lives, finding that another 71% rely on their intuition at least sometimes — only 11% don’t believe in it.Over the past year, respondents have had an average of 18 psychic moments.Across generations, Gen Z is the likeliest to say that they’re psychic (30%), having the most of these instances (two moments per month) — doubling the frequency that baby boomers experienced (one moment per month).Some of the top areas where intuition reigns strongest are just “knowing” — whether it’s when something is “off” without explanation (33%), sensing dishonesty (28%), and feeling just when to walk away from something (26%).Where finances are concerned, Gen Z and baby boomers are equally accurate in their financial intuition (14% each).And when it comes to meeting their perfect match, Gen Z and millennials have a sixth sense about dating (14% each).Adam Dickinson, a former FBI intelligence analyst and current logic-to-intuition integration advisor, provided insight into the pull of intuition.“Intuition is a second intelligence channel: it arrives quickly, feels light and steady, and quietly points you toward what fits,” said Dickinson.

“From a mental standpoint, intuition is your body compressing years of experience and pattern recognition into a clear signal you can feel right now.”Respondents have experienced different phenomena over the past year based on feelings that panned out to be true, most commonly having a bad feeling about something beforehand or a gut feeling that something was going to happen (25% each).Similarly, 24% thought of someone before they texted, had a notion that someone was untrustworthy (22%) or knew what someone was going to say before they said it (19%).Gen X was the likeliest to be able to predict outcomes (21%), while millennials have the strongest dre...