You're Smarter Than Your Thinking

Thinking is slow. There's a smarter part of you that's worth paying attention to.

Grasshopper Notes are the writings from America's Best Known Hypnotherapist John Morgan. His podcasts contain his most responded to essays and blog posts from the past two decades. 

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"The Grasshopper" is the part of you that whispers pearls of wisdom that  seem to pop into your mind from out of the blue. John's essays and blog posts are his interpretations of these "Nips of Nectar." Others have labeled his writings as timeless wisdom. 

Most of the John's writings revolve around self improvement and self help. They address topics like:

• Mindfulness
• Peace of mind
• Creativity
• How to stay in the present moment
• Spirituality
• Behavior improvement

And stories that transform you to a wider sense of awareness that presents more options. And isn't that what we all want, more options? 

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Transcript

You’re Smarter Than Your Thinking
Here’s today’s quick thought: you’re not as smart as you think. You’re actually smarter.

Sounds like a contradiction, right? But here’s what I mean. Thinking — the rational, logical kind — it’s slow. It takes time. And it can actually get in the way of what you already know deep down.

Now don’t get me wrong — thinking has its place. It helps us sort facts, weigh options, make sound decisions. But when it comes to those breakthrough moments? The flashes of insight? More often than not, those don’t come from logic. They come from something faster — a feeling. A sense. A hunch.

Think about it: how many scientific discoveries or solved crimes started with a gut feeling? A quiet “something’s off here” or “this might be worth checking out”? Those weren’t conclusions someone thought their way to — they felt it first. Then they used their thinking to back it up.

That’s how we’re wired. We sense things first. It’s primal, physical — a full-body knowing that shows up before we can explain it with words. But what do we usually do? We ignore it. We go right back into our slow, careful, overthinking mode.

Here’s the God’s honest truth: your body has its own raw intelligence. It’s unfiltered. It’s fast. And it’s usually right — if you give it room to speak. But when your mind is jammed up with constant thinking, that hunch can’t get through. It knocks and knocks, but the TV’s up too loud and you don’t hear it.

So, here’s the challenge: find a way to quiet your mind. I’m not talking about numbing out or zoning out — I mean clearing space. 

Meditation, a walk, breathing — whatever works for you. Because once you make a little room, your natural intelligence starts to bubble up. That’s when the solutions come.

Bottom line? Don’t let your smarts get in your way. Just press pause on all the overthinking, long enough to let your gut — your deeper knowing — come through.

You might be smarter than a fifth grader. But you’re way smarter when you stop thinking so much.

All the best,
 John