If the conscious mind overloads, as can be the case with sleep deprivation, there can be a progressive deterioration of cognitive function, and rational behavior. Memories can become garbled and the can be a state reached where the mind proceeds to dream while we are awake. As far as I know the condition only affects the memories of the episode, but resulting behavior can can cause critical changes in the course of conscious development. The chemical balance of the brain is changed until the need for sleep becomes important to restore the balance. The day can't be repacked, if the conscious is hanging around watching, offering suggestions,and taking up space, generally being a nuisance. So t...

If the conscious mind overloads, as can be the case with sleep deprivation, there can be a progressive deterioration of cognitive function, and rational behavior. Memories can become garbled and the can be a state reached where the mind proceeds to dream while we are awake. As far as I know the condition only affects the memories of the episode, but resulting behavior can can cause critical changes in the course of conscious development. The chemical balance of the brain is changed until the need for sleep becomes important to restore the balance. The day can't be repacked, if the conscious is hanging around watching, offering suggestions,and taking up space, generally being a nuisance. So there is a time has been allocated through adaptation when the conscious can remain dormant. Memories can consist of a string of new input, or the repetition of familiar input. The most impressed memories apart from a familiar backdrop are those where we learn something, no matter how insignificant. Our conscious mind may never need to be aware of that detail, but it is kept in the archive, capable of being triggered with the right association.
There may be an aspect to our memory that is metaphysical, or beyond 4 Dimensions ( We once didn't know about radio waves.) One of the most interesting aspects is the way memories are applied to a time line, and can be refreshed by bringing them back from the archive with an elementary or random search, and have a new association given if they are found to have value in retrospect. This can be done while conscious, meditating or dreaming. The conscious needs to take up less space to give us room to think. Often the conscious can take too much credit. If we can lower the volume, and clear the fog, it's amazing how far back we can see.

Great insight and discussion! This is a topic I've been dabbling in for the past year as it relates to "reframing" the mind to rid it of limiting beliefs that hold us back in our day to day activities. Social anxiety, being inconfident, fear of rejection or failure, neg, self image, etc. these can all be up-rooted and re-programmed through meditation by finding it's origins within the subconscious. Limiting beliefs and bad habits are usually assoc. with neg emotions and scarring from the past experiences. If you've ever had a moment where you've seen a woman that is amazingly gorgeous and think I can't talk to hear because she's out of my league or she'll reject me or whatever. These ...

Great insight and discussion! This is a topic I've been dabbling in for the past year as it relates to "reframing" the mind to rid it of limiting beliefs that hold us back in our day to day activities. Social anxiety, being inconfident, fear of rejection or failure, neg, self image, etc. these can all be up-rooted and re-programmed through meditation by finding it's origins within the subconscious. Limiting beliefs and bad habits are usually assoc. with neg emotions and scarring from the past experiences. If you've ever had a moment where you've seen a woman that is amazingly gorgeous and think I can't talk to hear because she's out of my league or she'll reject me or whatever. These are the kinds of things that limit us in life in many other situations. Becoming conscious of them and reframing, get to the root of the matter, will rid us of this.