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| The Subconscious Mind at Level III |
The Subconscious Mind at Level III
Subconscious activity at Level III is associated with basic functions typical of the forebrain, Freud’s super ego, and the neocortex of MacLean’s triune. These functions help humans to function in a social setting.
Language
You subconscious at Level III is distinguished by its advanced language capabilities for listening, interpreting, composing and speaking, and composing and writing.
Your listening skills depend not only on what you hear, but also on your knowledge of the language being used, and your ability to interpret volume, tone, context and social setting. You have to be able to separate words from background noise and often have to fill in missing syllables and words. Once a string of words is constructed, you still have to interpret the intention of the speaker.
Communications via telephone or radio require extra interpretative effort by a listener since the visual and social clues are missing.
Your speaking skills are just as demanding. First you have to convert an idea into a string of words. Then you have to manage your breathing and speaking mechanisms to create a series of intelligible sounds. You can also vary volume and tone, and add body language for emphasis. On top of all that you have to gauge the social setting and your audience to estimate whether your remarks are going to be appropriate and effective.
Writing skills are similar to speaking skills with the added tasks of imagining the audience. You also have to adhere to stricter requirements for grammar and spelling, and you need to master the demands of fine motor control required to utilize the medium you have chosen for recording your words.
Problem solving
Problem solving skills are another hallmark of your subconscious at Level III. Human activity requires a continuous stream of problem solving, from dealing with social issues such as ‘What do I wear?’ to more technical issues such as ‘How can I do this?’ Chapter 8 is devoted to problem solving.
Social awareness
Maintaining a sense of social awareness is another important activity of your subconscious at Level III. This part of your brain seems to be in perpetual action, scanning the social environment to determine the relative social status of others.
‘Are they male or female?’ ‘Are they leaders or followers?’ ‘Do I owe them respect, or do they owe me?’
A key part of your social awareness is your own self-image. Your subconscious at Level III systematically generates a self-image that you use in making daily decisions about what you are capable of accomplishing.
However, in constructing our self-images, research has shown that we tend to overestimate our skills and overlook our flaws. When our actual skills and abilities are compared with our own estimates, the correlation factor is only about 0.2 (an accuracy of about 20%).
An inflated self-image is good for the ego, but not very good for clear thinking .
Subconscious activity at Level III is associated with basic functions typical of the forebrain, Freud’s super ego, and the neocortex of MacLean’s triune. These functions help humans to function in a social setting.
Language
You subconscious at Level III is distinguished by its advanced language capabilities for listening, interpreting, composing and speaking, and composing and writing.
Your listening skills depend not only on what you hear, but also on your knowledge of the language being used, and your ability to interpret volume, tone, context and social setting. You have to be able to separate words from background noise and often have to fill in missing syllables and words. Once a string of words is constructed, you still have to interpret the intention of the speaker.
Communications via telephone or radio require extra interpretative effort by a listener since the visual and social clues are missing.
Your speaking skills are just as demanding. First you have to convert an idea into a string of words. Then you have to manage your breathing and speaking mechanisms to create a series of intelligible sounds. You can also vary volume and tone, and add body language for emphasis. On top of all that you have to gauge the social setting and your audience to estimate whether your remarks are going to be appropriate and effective.
Writing skills are similar to speaking skills with the added tasks of imagining the audience. You also have to adhere to stricter requirements for grammar and spelling, and you need to master the demands of fine motor control required to utilize the medium you have chosen for recording your words.
Problem solving
Problem solving skills are another hallmark of your subconscious at Level III. Human activity requires a continuous stream of problem solving, from dealing with social issues such as ‘What do I wear?’ to more technical issues such as ‘How can I do this?’ Chapter 8 is devoted to problem solving.
Social awareness
Maintaining a sense of social awareness is another important activity of your subconscious at Level III. This part of your brain seems to be in perpetual action, scanning the social environment to determine the relative social status of others.
‘Are they male or female?’ ‘Are they leaders or followers?’ ‘Do I owe them respect, or do they owe me?’
A key part of your social awareness is your own self-image. Your subconscious at Level III systematically generates a self-image that you use in making daily decisions about what you are capable of accomplishing.
However, in constructing our self-images, research has shown that we tend to overestimate our skills and overlook our flaws. When our actual skills and abilities are compared with our own estimates, the correlation factor is only about 0.2 (an accuracy of about 20%).
An inflated self-image is good for the ego, but not very good for clear thinking .
