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This may seem unrelated but I think a lot of our abilities are unconscious and we tend to see things in hindsight to explain why we behaved as we did, trying to
by sebringj 5y ago
This may seem unrelated but I think a lot of our abilities are unconscious and we tend to see things in hindsight to explain why we behaved as we did, trying to rationalize things and believing in our explanations even if they make no sense. I noticed playing Beat Saber in VR in the beginning I sucked. I went from thinking about what to do in beginner mode making a lot of errors then much later just automatically doing very complex movements effortlessly in expert+ mode over the pandemic. I didn't have to think. Maybe most of our lives are on autopilot so we are dumb in that sense of not being aware. I feel similar with driving, walking, typing, etc... so many behaviors seem like this...but oddly enough, that seems to be the key to actually performing effectively.
- gameswithgo 5y agoiirc There is research with brain scans showing that in some scenarios people take an action first and then come up with reasons why after. Anyone remember details enough to find the source?
- lolc 5y agoRelated to what you're after, people prepare movement before they consciously decide to act. I read about this in "The User Illusion" by Tor Nørretranders. He cites Deecke, L., Grözinger, B. & Kornhuber, H.H. Voluntary finger movement in man: Cerebral potentials and theory. Biol. Cybernetics 23, 99–119 (1976).