Your Brain Decides Before You Do

Nobody talks about this, but it's real. Your brain decides what you'll do up

to seven seconds before you consciously think you made that choice. Scientists discovered

this using brain scanners that could predict people's decisions with shocking accuracy.

When you think you're deciding to move your hand or pick between options, your subconscious

already pressed the button. The conscious you is just catching up,

creating a story that you were in control the whole time. It's one of those

facts that changes the way you see things. This doesn't mean free will is completely

fake, but it suggests we're less in the driver's seat than we assume,