Well, then you’re out of luck because cognitive science says that conscious thought is only about 2%. Mostly we are run by cultural narratives, childhood indoctrination, our wounds, influence of the media, and other things that actually direct our behavior. Mostly, we have little idea why we do what we do, and are led around by our subconscious. You can do some things to heal old wounds, become more self-aware, etc., but there’s no way for any of us to truly become conscious in the way that we tend to believe that we are.
A commonly held view assumes that conscious thought is in charge of behavior (e.g., Wegner, 2002). However, several decades of psychology research have challenged this notion. The findings have shown that conscious thought has limited access to the mind’s inner workings, while revealing that the unconscious is capable of initiating and guiding behavior without help from conscious thought.
