.. we are not conscious of most things until we ask ourselves questions about them

David Eagleman
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.. we are not conscious of most things until we ask ourselves questions about them. This quote is very true, because we tend to not realize the things around us until we ask ourselves questions about them. If you think about it, there are many things that you don’t think about because you take them for granted.

Many people don’t recognize good things because they take it for granted. For example, there are many bad people in this world but most people don’t recognize them as being bad so they don’t know what to do to stop the bad actions of those people. The same thing goes with our thoughts.

Most people have never thought about the way their thoughts work, so they just think that their thoughts just come into their heads by themselves and that they are not doing anything to bring those thoughts into their heads. That is why I believe that this quote is very true during today’s society.

Source: Incognito: The Secret Lives Of The Brain

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