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AvantgardeSavage OP t1_j4vbz28 wrote

Reply to comment by whooo_me in [Image] Who is the driver of you by AvantgardeSavage

Guys, the fact that unconscious drives behaviour does not mean you don't have agency. It's more about how change comes from designing habits and the environment to promote your unconscious to do what we want, instead of trying to force ourselves and then feel crappy when it does not work.

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Mobely t1_j4veaie wrote

Man, you need to post, like, a guide on what that even means.

How do you do that?

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ScandalousSocialist t1_j4vtmw1 wrote

Isn't this like proven fact? Why are you downvoted lol.

We have 2 parts of our brain, the conscious and unconscious, the unconscious controls most things instantaneously meanwhile the conscious takes time to decide.

The people screaming about "no agency" don't realize that the unconscious is just a reflection of what you've trained yourself to do.

You catch yourself eating Oreos for example, you've trained your unconscious self to desire Oreos, you CAN train it to stop as well. That's where the whole concept of self control comes in, your unconscious mind wants to do something but you overpower it with your conscious efforts.

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Prak_Argabuthon t1_j4vku3d wrote

Self-hypnosis is one way that the guy in front can have some control over where the car travels from point A to point B.

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PhinsGraphicDesigner t1_j4wbi7b wrote

I’m here to back up Scandalous Socialist. This is some legitimately good advice, and it’s a shame to see people downvoting this when it could actually help a lot of people.

I think you would really like the book “Thinking Fast and Slow” by Daniel Kahneman, although maybe you’ve already read it.

It talks about a somewhat similar concept that humans have 2 types of thinking. Type 1 is unconscious, quick biases, and rapid thinking. Things we don’t really have to think about much. Something like small talk or walking. Type 2 is more intense, conscious, deeper thinking. This is something like a complex math problem. The human brain is lazy and tries whenever possibly to use type 1 thinking. This is probably 90% of our thinking. Type 2 is harder and happens less frequently.

Much like this meme, we like to think we are always rational type 2 thinkers, but really most of our lives is dictated by type 1. We go around in our life using type 1 thinking until a more complex problem arises that requires type 2 thinking.

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dogwillrun t1_j4winou wrote

The meme is stupid but you’re 100% correct in you explanation. Spot on.

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BakuTheMooneater t1_j4xx9ac wrote

Thanks for the explanation! I was a bit confused by the meme until you explained it here. Much appreciated.

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