Consciousness is not simply on or off. It is a spectrum. One common model sorts awareness into five levels. They run from sharp, effortful focus at the top down to processes we can never reach at all. Tap a band on the ladder to explore each level. Then try Sort it.
The awareness ladder
Every waking moment sits somewhere on this ladder. You can move from one level to another second by second.
Five levels of awarenesstap one to begin
A continuum, not a switchAwareness runs from the intense, deliberate focus of controlled processing all the way down to the unconscious, which we cannot bring to mind at all. Tap any level to see what it looks like in everyday life.