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* In ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]'', Alphonse tries to learn Xingese Purification Arts (the equivalent of Alchemy) from May. Her lessons are frustrantingly vague to him, because it's all about "Feeling the Dragon's Pulse" and "opening your mind" and stuff, and Al has a lot of trouble thinking in those terms. Telling May to "explain it more academically" doesn't help him much. Apparently, you have to be "like woooosh!"

* A hilarious subversion in the ''[[Ghost Sweeper Mikami]]'' manga, where Mikami and Yokoshima had to defuse an alien bomb. Yokoshima has an epiphany that he must ''feel'' the presence of the bomb... only for Mikami to slap him upside the head.

* There's implication that this trope was used in [[MAR]] after Ginta and Jack are trained for the second time, which is during the War Games. Their master is asked what they were taught and in response launches a pebble at each of them. They both dodge despite being shot at from behind. The humor is explored with Jack actually catching the stone.. and then rolling around on the ground because the pebble was moving at such speed that being stupid enough to catch the thing hurt.

* These exact words are left by [[Shinichi Watanabe|Nabeshin]] to Excel at the end of their "[[Training From Hell|intensive training]]" in episode 9 of ''[[Excel Saga (anime)|Excel Saga]]''. Ultimately it's parodied: in the end, she defeats the bowling villain {{spoiler|by exploding the bomb hidden within the bowling ball Nabeshin left her.}} Also, this being [[The Ditz|Excel]], the "don't think" part goes without saying.

* Yoda from ''[[Star Wars]]''.

** Also used by [[The Obi-Wan|Obi-Wan Kenobi]]:

'''Obi-Wan:''' That's good. You have taken your first step into a larger world. }}

** ...and by Qui-Gon Jinn in ''The Phantom Menace'' (using the trope name itself) to Anakin before the podrace.

** Parodied, naturally, in ''[[Thumb Wars]]''

'''Voice of Oobedoob''': The instrument panel. That's what it's there for. Advanced weaponry designed to hit tiny targets. }}

** The Emperor also encourages Luke to "let the hate flow through you!", a path that leads to the Dark Side.

** This comes across as more of an inversion, given that he's telling him to approach the situation rationally instead of dwelling on his emotions. Bruce's whole training montage seems to be about taking control of his anger, guilt and fear instead of being driven by them.

* Inverted in ''[[Scaramouche (film)|Scaramouche]]'':

* The training dojo scene from ''[[The Matrix]]'':

* Different variants in [[Disney Animated Canon]] film ''[[Pocahontas]]'' and Disney Animated Non-canon film ''Pocahontas 2.'' The point of Grandmother Tree's teachings in [[Pocahontas]] (put quite succintly in "Colors of the Wind") was for Pocahontas to get and stay in touch with nature; this is done to [[Anvilicious]] extent. Its direct-to-video sequel has, shortly before Pocahontas goes to Europe, Grandmother Tree asking her to get into and stay in touch with her heart--that is, her human nature--and then disappears.

** "Listening to her heart" somehow manages to cross the difficult language barrier for everyone, something which [[The Nostalgia Chick]] is incredibly confused by.

* Played in ''The Subtle Knife'' (part 2 of Phillip Pullman's ''[[His Dark Materials]]''). How to open a door between worlds with the Subtle Knife: transfer your mind to the blade's tip, move the blade around feeling the air around you, and as soon as you perceive a notch, cut.

* Subverted in ''[[Discworld/The Wee Free Men|The Wee Free Men]]'' with some advice given to the main character

* Deconstructed in ''[[Atlas Shrugged]]''. It's the philosophy espoused by the looters, who claim to be motivated by love and compassion for others. They hold this to be more important than rational thought, and as a result of their ideals being adopted by much of society, the world's falling apart.

* Subverted in "[[All American Girl]]". The protagonists art teacher criticizes her for basically "free-styling" on a still life assignment by adding in a random pineapple. At first, she sees this as stifling her natural creativity, but the real message is that you have to learn how to draw what you SEE, first, instead of drawing things the way you assume them to be.

* Subverted in [[Lord of the Rings]]: After he hears that Frodo is still alive, Sam gives this admonition to himself:

* The novel ''[[Youth in Sexual Ecstasy]]'' gives this advice regarding sex (the actual act, not if you must have it or not).

 

* Jann Lee from ''[[Dead or Alive]]'' literally says it during a win pose. He also tells this to Hitomi during a pre-fight cutscene in the third installment.

* In [[Dissidia Final Fantasy|Dissidia: Final Fantasy,]] this is one of [[Final Fantasy VII|Cloud's]] lines when fighting [[Final Fantasy IV|Cecil.]]

* In ''[[Planescape: Torment]]'', night hag Ravel Puzzlewell bites back on this sentiment when she chastises the [[Fiery Redhead]] Annah with, "The ''tiefling''. The ''fiery'' one. No choice. At. All. When you ''feel'' instead of ''think'', there is little room for choice." Ravel's whole worldview revolves around riddles and magic, two disciplines you can't "feel" your way through in the ''Planescape'' universe. The best ending could be argued for or against the trope, though, since it involves the Nameless One both reasoning and intuiting his way through [[Talking the Monster to Death]].

 

** Inverted by Emily [http://www.misfile.com/index.php?page=197 here.]

* ''[[Spacetrawler]]'' inverts this, in that the teacher insists on thinking, while the student insists on operating by instinct. Martina is preparing to open fire on a Bollyk ship that is docked with her own ship:

'''Nogg:''' You... Wha'... }}

 

== Web Original ==

* Parodied in the ''[[Lonelygirl15]]'' video "Mission Alpha":

'''Spencer:''' No, no! No, no, no, no, no! Not ''The Karate Kid''! }}

* [[Memetic Mutation|Don't think. Feel and you'll be tanasinn.]]

* Parodied in the ''[[Ninja Gaiden]]'' episode of ''[[The Angry Video Game Nerd]]'', most prominently in this section, which even invokes this trope by name:

'''AVGN:''' [[Overly Long Gag|I've had enough!]] }}

** [[Don't Think, Feel]] was apparently the idea they had for the way how to shoot that scene, since the outtakes show the Ninka pretty much making up stuff as he went along.

'''Ninja:''' Before you fuck, you must use proper protection. }}