Comic #5040: conscious

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Panel 1:

• Character 1: "My son, to win in combat, you must let go of your conscious self."
• Character 2: "Why, master?"

Panel 2:

• Character 1: "Because motor memories are stored as implicit memory, not declarative memory. Trying to use your conscious brain for motor tasks is basically accessing the wrong database."

Panel 3:

• Character 2: "Can you rephrase that as mystical wisdom?"

Panel 4:

• Character 1: "Dwell within your inner… you know… in-ness."
• Character 2: "Thank you, wise master."

(Comic source: smbc-comics.com)