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Exploring Polymathy, Biohacking, and Consciousness with Robert Edward Grant : 1195

The Human Upgrade with Dave Asprey

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Self-Preservation: A Deeply Rooted Instinct

Narcissism is powerfully linked to self-preservation, which operates on a subconscious level, extending beyond the brain to cellular decision-making processes. This illustrates how instinctual responses, including those related to self-preservation, are performed autonomously throughout the body, with complex interactions happening at a cellular level. While the conscious mind is limited to managing about 18 trains of thought at once, the subconscious can handle an immense volume of simultaneous interactions, emphasizing the vast and often unnoticed capabilities of our subconscious mind.

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