Quiet inner voice. Unreasonable eagerness. An inexplicable gut sensation.

Sometimes these modest cues define danger or safety. People have trusted their intuition many times, changing everything. These anecdotes demonstrate the importance of self-reflection for survival.

Story 1
My granddad never wore a seatbelt. One day, while traveling with my mom, he stated, “I feel like I’m about to fly through the windshield,” and belted up.

A motorist ran a red light and hit his side at tremendous speed minutes later. He survived with broken ribs and has worn a seatbelt since. By PHWasAnInsideJob on Reddit

Story 2: My 3-year-old started repeating, “Lock doors, lock doors!” while fastened in his car seat. I locked the doors to pacify him, and a man tried to unlock them seconds later.