I didn't read the book but, from my point of view, it doesn't matter what the question or the answer is, "asking itself" is consciousness. Trying to prove that

I didn't read the book but, from my point of view, it doesn't matter what the question or the answer is, "asking itself" is consciousness. Trying to prove that there are other consciousness other than yours is an utterly hard problem. Trying to prove to yourself that you are conscious is non-sense. If you are trying to prove something "to yourself" you already assumed that there's an "yourself". Welcome to the rabbit hole.