Should I keep my first answer or change it during an intuition exercise?

There is no rule that your first answer is always your best answer. During an intuition exercise, record your first choice and any revision before seeing the outcome. Then compare both against the same result. This gives you evidence about your changing-answer habit instead of relying on the few reversals you remember most clearly.

Why record both answers?

Suppose you first choose blue, change to green, and the answer is blue. That can feel memorable. But the reverse can happen too: a revision can turn an incorrect first choice into a correct final choice. A record needs both kinds of change, as well as changes where neither answer matches.

Before starting a session, decide whether you will allow one revision or none. Do not change that rule after a disappointing result. If an activity only accepts one answer, keep the first and revised choices in a separate notebook before submitting the final choice.

What should my answer log contain?

Use these five fields: first choice, revised choice or “unchanged,” reason for changing, actual result, and whether the change helped. Write the reason before feedback. It might be “I noticed a detail in the instructions” or “I became uncomfortable with uncertainty.”

For example, a session could contain three revisions: one changed a wrong answer to a right answer, one changed a right answer to a wrong answer, and one stayed wrong. The net change in correct answers is zero. Saying “I should always trust my first answer” would miss half the useful evidence.

How long should I keep the same rule?

Choose a manageable review point in advance, such as the end of five practice sessions. That is a practical stopping rule, not a scientifically validated sample size. Use the same activity so the answers are comparable, and include every attempt you planned to record.

Do not combine results from a hidden-picture exercise with a different multiple-choice task and assume that they answer the same question. The number of options and scoring rules matter.

How do I use this in Intuisity?

Start with Train Your Knowing. Keep the extra revision log yourself, then use Daily Results to help review completed activities. The app does not need a special first-answer tracker for you to try this method.

At your review point, look for the situations that led you to revise. Your goal is to understand when reconsidering helps and when you are simply reacting to uncertainty. One dramatic example should not decide the rule for every future choice.