Very little is spoken at work about intuition. Trusting your intuition at work helps you to be more innovative and successful in navigating work-life balance. But what exactly is intuition? According to Dr. Lois Isenman, author of Understanding Intuition: A Journey In and Out of Science, “using your intuition” simply means being able to take in a lot of information and letting your unconscious brain figure out what’s important.

Here are three simple steps to harnessing the power of intuition:

• Pinpoint the question you’re trying to answer or the problem you’re trying to solve. Curiosity drives a list of questions that we struggle to answer most of the time. Gathering enough data will fuel your intuition to make easier to come up with an optimal solution to answer your question or resolve the problem.
• Allow yourself to meander and collect information. “People who consider intuition to be a primary part of their professional experiences, many shared that they actively seek out novel experiences through travel, art, and books. Others look to meditation or sports to help them think about and understand the world around them,” says Kristina Libby, author of the article How to Follow Your Intuition at Work, According to Researchers.
• Talk it through with other people. Talking about a problem with family, friends, or even with a therapist can help to start breaking it into smaller, more manageable parts.