Summary of Tristan Gooley's The Nature Instinct

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#1 The tick effect is the way tree branches in the northern hemisphere grow closer to horizontal on the southern side and closer to vertical on the northern side, which creates a recognizable tick or check mark shape when the tree is viewed from one side. It is a recognition aid that helps you navigate your way around things you already know.

#2 The tick effect is the way tree branches in the northern hemisphere grow closer to horizontal on the southern side and closer to vertical on the northern side, which creates a recognizable tick or check mark shape when the tree is viewed from one side. It is a recognition aid that helps you navigate your way around things you already know.

#3 The Orion method is a straightforward way of gauging direction using a pattern in the night sky. It is not a method of measuring degrees or words like east or west, but instead helps you navigate your way around things you already know.

#4 We have two ways of thinking, and we need both because each is excellent at certain things and rubbish at others. The best clue is that if we can tell we are thinking about something, it’s conscious thinking. If we react to something without thinking about it, then we have thought about it, just using the system that we don’t consciously acknowledge.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Oct 4, 2022
• ISBN: 9798350031850

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Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

The tick effect is a shape that is created when a tree is viewed from one side. It is called phototropism, and it leads to tree branches in the northern hemisphere growing closer to horizontal on the southern side and closer to vertical on the northern side.

#2

The more we become familiar with the constellations, the more comfortable the night sky feels. But it is the recognition of the patterns that is vital. Once we have learned to recognize a constellation, like Orion, the next step in natural navigation is to become familiar with its meaning in terms of direction.

#3

The Orion method is a simple way to gauge approximate direction using a pattern in the night sky. It is not what I do now, but I used to do it regularly. I never decided to stop, but I don’t anymore.

#4

We have two ways of thinking, and we need both. System 1 is fast, unconscious thinking, and System 2 is slow, conscious thought. We can picture our ancestors being closer to the fast end of the unconscious thought scale than contemporary indigenous people, and those of us who enjoy the odd Starbucks as being toward the slower end.

#5

We can read a bird’s body language and know if it is about to land on a tree or fly past it. We can do this because we can read the bird’s senses. We can’t read a bird’s mind, but we can read its body language.

#6

We can regain our ability to sense the outdoors as our ancestors did. This may sound daunting, but it is the framework that is important. We are already using these skills every day in our work and at home.

#7

We use both types of thinking in everyday life. For example, when you see the trees swaying outside a window, your brain instantly senses that it’s windy. Through the same window on another day, you see the heat haze rise off bright pavement and your brain tells you it’s hot without your asking it.

#8

Our brains engage