Consciousness

The video the Mind Awake and Asleep was interesting. It tells how our minds only notice the things that are relevant or important. We even do it without realizing it. I like how it explains that when we are bored we day dream it is true. It explains how we keep our brains busy when we are not active. Just how our brains keep themselves busy when we are asleep.

A good example of being conscious:

Has anybody ever taken a route so many times you don't even think about it when you do it. I don't know how many times I have drove to work and then forgot a whole section of road. I don't remember driving that stretch of road at all. Can that be healthy? I mean I make it to work but not remembering something like that.

Even the test that I took. I took the Gay people vs. Straight People. My hypothesis was that I would push more toward the straight people because I am straight. I was right. This test was really weird though. I figure because I am straight I would naturally have an automatic preference toward straight people. I don't think that your reaction time should make a difference on which one you have a preference to. I have no problem with gays or straights. I don't have a preference at all. I guess I will have to see how my results are on other tests.