The conscious you, which is the part you think of as 'you', is in fact the smallest bit of what's going on in your brain.David Eagleman
There's someone in my head, but it's not me.David Eagleman
Your consciousness is like a tiny stowaway on a transatlantic steamship, taking credit for the journey without acknowledging the vast machinery underneath.David Eagleman
Most of what we do and think and feel is not under our conscious control.David Eagleman
When you regulate what you’re thinking about, you’re influencing the function of your brain.David Eagleman
It is the peculiar nature of the world to go on spinning no matter what sort of heartbreak is happening.David Eagleman
It's easy to assume that what you see is composed by your eyes, but it's not. Your eyes are not just observers, but projectors.David Eagleman
Your life is manipulated by what you don’t know.David Eagleman
Your brain sits insulated in silent darkness and solitude, trying to make sense of the tiny pieces of light that hit the retina.David Eagleman
Your dreams don’t happen to you; you happen to your dreams.David Eagleman