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Re:How you 'attach' to people may explain a lot about your i... by majewsky on Wednesday July 22, 2020 @10:17AM (#23917231)
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.

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Re:How you 'attach' to people may explain a lot about your i... by nradov on Wednesday July 22, 2020 @11:59AM (#23918394)
Even 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.
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