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Eleven questions. Nine of eleven passes, and you can take it again as often as you like.

In what language does the chapter say your desires have been speaking to you?

The pre-verbal language of impulse, sensation, attraction and repulsion The language of rare visions and dramatic, unmistakable callings The language of dreams, which must be interpreted by other people The language of logical argument, evidence and careful reasoning
According to the chapter, what has been missing from your relationship with desire?

Permission to trust what you already sense A teacher to interpret your signals for you The capacity to sense desire at all Enough discipline to override your impulses
Why does the chapter say so many people question their own signals?

Most people have no inner signals to notice Rational thought is always more reliable than feeling Culture simultaneously inflames desire and shames it The body's signals are usually inaccurate
You decline an invitation that looks perfect on paper because it feels misaligned in your body. How does the chapter read this?

As fear that should be overcome next time As a sign that you are too emotional to decide As your internal guidance system at work As a failure to think the decision through
What does the chapter say your body remembers besides moments of self-betrayal?

Only the physical injuries you have experienced over time Each time you honoured a signal and how life responded The logical reasons that lay behind each of your decisions The instructions given by past teachers and mentors
Why does the chapter deliberately use the word 'invite' for its practice?

The author wants to avoid any responsibility for results Stronger words would make the practice seem far too easy The practice is optional because it rarely produces results It is about noticing what already happens, not performing
What does Step 1 of the Wisdom Recognition practice ask you to do?

List every single desire you have noticed during this week Rank all of your desires from most to least important, under ordinary, day-to-day conditions Plan three new decisions that you will make by intuition Recall three to five recent times you followed a subtle signal
In Step 2, what counts as a meaningful way a followed signal served you?

Only results that can be measured clearly in money Only dramatic outcomes, such as a career breakthrough Only outcomes that other people agree were wise Even something simple, like feeling more like yourself
What sentence stem does Step 3 ask you to complete at least three times?

"I should learn to sense when..." "I can already sense when..." "Other people can sense when..." "I will never again ignore..."
How does the fundamental question change once you recognise you are already listening?

From 'How do I learn to hear?' to 'How do I trust what I hear?' From 'What am I sensing?' to 'What do other people think?' From 'What do I want?' to 'What should I want, and why?' From 'Why do I want this?' to 'How do I stop wanting it?', for the purposes of a quick read
Which question does the chapter suggest in place of 'What should I want?'

What desire would others approve of? What is the most practical desire? What am I already sensing? What would a wiser person want?

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