It turns out your conscious mind - the part you think of as you - is really the smallest part of what’s happening in your brain, and usually the last one in line to find out any information.
David EaglemanRead
The conscious mind is not at the center of the action in the brain; instead, it is far out on a distant edge, hearing but whispers of the activity.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The conscious mind is only a small part of the vast activities occurring in the brain.
This quote by David Eagleman emphasizes the idea that our conscious awareness is merely a fraction of the brain's overall processing. Most of the brain's functions and activities occur beneath our conscious level, suggesting that our thoughts and decisions may often be influenced by unconscious processes rather than solely by our conscious reasoning.
Themes
ConsciousnessBrainAwarenessMindUnconscious
In practice
Example use cases
This quote could be used in a psychology lecture to illustrate the concept of conscious versus unconscious processing.
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