Chris Dunlavy

Asked about the source of his genius, Albert Einstein said he believed wholly in “intuition and inspiration”.
Gut instinct, in other words. That ephemeral, intangible sense that a theory is right or wrong, that a risk should be taken or avoided. To flee from danger or charge into the lions’ den.
Listening to those instincts can be valuable. Martin Edwards, the former Manchester United chairman, was poised to sell the club to Michael Knighton for £20m in 1989, only to pull the plug after he and Alex Ferguson watched the property developer performing flashy pre-match keepy-ups ...