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JAMES CLEAR ocks Arlee Newletter Everts Free Will by Sam Harris AEE ricodby snes cxeat ‘The Book in Three Sentences ‘Wedo not have the freedom and fre wil that we think we do, Yes, you can make conscious choices, but everything that makes up those conscious choices (your ‘ought, your want Just because you can do what you want does not mean you have free will because you are not choosing what you want i the fst place, your desires) is determined by rior causes outside your contol Free Will summary ‘This is my book summary of Free Will by Sam Harris, My note ae informal and often contain quotes fom the book aswell as my own thoughts. This summary also includes key lessons and important passages from the book. + ‘The concept of fece willis pervasive in our worl. + "Hove can we make sense of ou ives and hold people accountable for their choices given the unconscious origins of our conscious minds?” + “Wedo not have the freedom we think we have... Either our wills re determined by prior causes and we are not responsible for ther, Or they are the product of chance and we are not responsible foe ther" + “The intention to-do one thing and not another does not originate in ‘consciousness. Rather it appears in consciousness. As does any thought or impulse that might impose it? + There ae famous studies done with fMRI techniques which show that our brains will indicate the choice we are going to make 700 milliseconds before we are aware that we are going to make the choice. Other studies have found even larger discrepancies of 7-10 seconds, + You cannot decide your next mental state, thought, of action until it arises, Where {s the freedom in that process? + “There smo question that most, ifnot ll, menal events are the product of physical James Clear ries about abit, dvision making ant