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Consciousness is often said to disappear in deep, dreamless sleep. We argue that this assumption is oversimplified. Unless dreamless sleep is defined as unconscious from the outset there are good empirical and theoretical reasons for saying that a range of different types of sleep experience, some of which are distinct from dreaming, can occur in all stages of sleep.

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  • Croquette@sh.itjust.works
    3·
    1 year ago

    Life is a series of missed opportunities. When you choose to do something, you miss out on a multitude of other options. That is fine.

    But I get the FOMO, it took me a few years of active mindfulness to reign it in.