I used to be skeptical of people who said that they were good at judging character and could just tell based on vibes if someone was intelligent, narcissistic, a good person to work with, etc. I knew about studies showing that, when the average person tries to judge others on intuition, they end up preferring people who are similar to themselves, hence the meme about white politics bros wanting to work with someone they could "grab a beer with" i.e. another white politics bro.

But here's the thing: I think there are some people who are exceptionally good at this intuition thing, and I am starting to think it's a key to success in life, relationships, business, etc. Developing my own ability to "read" people and learning to trust my gut when I have a bad feeling about someone--instead of doubting myself and wondering if that's actually just some horrible bias--has gotten me out of a huge anxiety hole over the past couple years, and helped me inhabit my corner of the world with more presence and certainty about who I am.