%% [[Doing]] tags:: #note/idea | #on/self | #on/emotion | #on/body people:: Lon Setnik dates:: 2022-08-31 %% *Our mind is building models to plan for action.* This reminds me of [[Mental Model]], I guess that is just how the brain works! It's kind of like [[exteroception]], but this is on this inside. [[Embodied Cognition]], how our body knows, is another way of saying this. [[Wu Wei]] is the state of paying most attention to the signaling we are getting Interoception is "the integrative interpretation of internal and external stimuli, in the cognitive/emotional context, to derive an overall physiological representation of the state of the body, including conscious and unconscious aspects" (Quigly, 2021) This matters because **self-awareness is better than cognition at overcoming bias.** When I use the word [[cognitive biases]], I'm talking about a systematic misrepresentation of the world. Bias prevents you from [[Identifying Reality]], which prevents you from getting accurate results from the [[scientific process]] as you apply it to the real world. When we pay attention to all the signaling we are getting, we find that "learning, memory, and other cognitive processes are influenced by interoceptive signaling" (Quigly, 2021) "Home economicus is less effective than homo interoceptus" (The Extended Mind) ### What would the opposite argument be? People are rational creatures who do overall a great job being aware of the world and the signaling they get. ## Sources: Quigley, K. S., Kanoski, S., Grill, W. M., Barrett, L. F., & Tsakiris, M. (2021). Functions of Interoception: From Energy Regulation to Experience of the Self. _Trends in Neurosciences_, _44_(1), 29–38. [https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tins.2020.09.008](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tins.2020.09.008) [[Thinking Fast and Slow]] [[The Extended Mind]] Barrett, L. F., & Quigley, K. S. (2021). Interoception: The Secret Ingredient. _Cerebrum: The Dana Forum on Brain Science_, _2021_, cer-06-21. [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8493823/](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8493823/)