> It makes me think that the Peter Watts' Blindsight idea, where our "self" being a waste of brainpower narrating and explaining (perhaps erroneously) what the

> It makes me think that the Peter Watts' Blindsight idea, where our "self" being a waste of brainpower narrating and explaining (perhaps erroneously) what the true decision maker was doing as if the self was the entity responsible ... is more or less correct. I definitely think it’s likely to some extent. Kahneman’s "Thinking Fast and Slow" hypothesis of Systems 1 and 2 is if course very much related (even though it has been criticized) and in these sorts of fight or flight situations it’s clear that there’s neither time or need to ask System 2 anything or even bother informing it about what’s happening. Updating short-term memory might also be an unneeded luxury, which could explain the blackout. The overriding of normal physical safety regimes is commonly reported in these types of situations as well. But it’s indeed an interesting question why your (and others’?) subjective experience of the "help other NOW" scenario has been so different from the usually reported "help yourself NOW" experience (detachment, slowdown of time, etc.) Though of course it's impossible to know whether "you" did actually experience that as it was happening but just don't remember it afterwards!