Since your conscious mind can’t see below the surface, it doesn’t realize it’s only a small part of a whole. The conscious mind is the tip of the iceberg while your subconscious mind which contains the largest part of your consciousness, lies beneath the surface of conscious awareness. You could also think of the conscious mind being similar to the screen of a computer displaying whatever you are focusing on, while the subconsious mind is more like the hard drive where all the files (memories) and applications (habits) are stored. Since we don’t realize that the subconscious is the source of most of our thoughts, the conscious mind rebels against the idea that change can happen without its understanding how or why. This can make it difficult to change the way we think and especially the way we behave.
