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You don't need drugs for that. Set a reminder for tomorrow, two hours after waking up. When the reminder comes up, list all the actions you took, and mark those
by majewsky 6y ago
You don't need drugs for that. Set a reminder for tomorrow, two hours after waking up. When the reminder comes up, list all the actions you took, and mark those where you made a conscious choice. Most actions will not have been the consequence of a conscious deliberation:
- waking up when the alarm goes
- hitting snooze a few times
- getting out of bed with the right leg first
- wearing the blue shirt instead of the black one
- lifting your foot to avoid the doorstep when stepping out of the front door
- breathing, for that matter, or your heartbeat, your digestive processes, etc.
Honestly the 20%-30% number is way off. I would guesstimate something like 1-2% conscious decisions max.
- nradov 6y agoEven when we believe we made a conscious decision we are often just rationalizing after the fact. Most people lack the necessary level of metacognition to distinguish the difference.