That's introspection. It's distinct from the hard problem of consciousness. Consider that it's not difficult to make computer programs that introspect. A quine

That's introspection. It's distinct from the hard problem of consciousness. Consider that it's not difficult to make computer programs that introspect. A quine is a trivial example. But since people argue over whether computer programs can be conscious, and it's dead obvious that some computer programs introspect (i.e. operate on their own source code or perform diagnostics on their own state), I think it's clear that people have more than just introspection in mind when they say "consciousness".