But brain researchers have discovered that when we consciously develop new habits, we create parallel paths, and even entirely new brain cells, that can jump our trains of thought onto new, innovative tracks.
So, if humans had to consciously restrict their salt intake in order to stay healthy, this would suggest that our regulating systems like the kidneys aren't very powerful at all, but our history suggests otherwise.
I intentionally try to hold back from doing those things sometimes because I know that if I'm constantly doing them, I'm going to end up feeling like, why am I carrying all of this load?
Unfortunately, you can't always consciously decide what's important and what's not, which is why it can be hard to remember all the details from that history chapter you just read.
And what I learned from this is that if you fail, it's pretty much taught you something along the way and you just need to search for it and you need to choose to learn from it.
We don't consciously experience the raw information all these senses generate, because the brain is constantly engaged in the act of perception — the analysis, synthesis and interpretation of all that data.