The Seesaw Board of Thought
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: Every thought you have is the result of many tiny decisions made by your brain, each one slightly biased by your history, your body, and your environment. Imagine a ball falling through a board of tilting seesaws instead of rigid pegs. No single seesaw decides where the ball lands, but the pattern of the board shapes the overall result. This model proposes that consciousness works the same way: structured noise feeding through biased geometry produces predictable patterns without requiring any single part to be in control. The theory bridges agency and predictability meaning your behavior is lawful but not fixed.
Author: Haskin, Jesse
Language: English
Subfield: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7154186788
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