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Conscious vs. Subconscious

Active awareness versus below-awareness processing.

The comparisoni

✗ Wrong

I conscious want to succeed.

✓ Correct

I consciously want to succeed — your subconscious beliefs may contradict the conscious want.

The ruleii

CONSCIOUS = aware. SUBCONSCIOUS = below.

CONSCIOUS thought is what you notice yourself thinking. SUBCONSCIOUS processing runs below awareness — habits, implicit beliefs, automatic reactions. Most of mental life is subconscious; conscious thought is the tip of the iceberg.

Memory aidiii

Remember it like this

Conscious = notice. Subconscious = under.

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