how to develop instinct?

[Conscious life]

one of our mistakes when we do personal development and self actualization is to forget about the instinctive part and the body, in my opinion. we mostly spent our energies on mental activities more than the other. I think instinct can be harmed if we don't take care of it. 

here are things that develop our mind. 

Ex reading, lectures, contemplations, seminars, educational materials, discussion etc. but failed to develop instinct. 

things can develop instinct are 

sport activities, running, climbing, sleeping, sitting, washing etc. 

 

What are your thoughts about this? 

[Danioover9000]

   It is like a balancing act. If you theorize too much, you are stuck with thoughts and ideas without applying techniques, but if you apply techniques too much without theory, you're stuck in only making results and the same technique without knowing better techniques.

   However, if you try to balance both perfectly, you become a perfectionist and want to control everything, and will be stuck in a plateau.

   So, best balance here would be to be flexible and swing back and forth, however far or small the swing from thinking to action taking is.

   Good luck!