Ramblings on Consciousness

This is going to be a long paragraph so I can have some text to animate.
What will make the paragraph long is all of the pointless typing I am about to do.
I could have gone to ChatGPT and had it write a lot of text for me, but then it wouldn’t be such a fun story for the readers. AKA You.
If you’re still reading this, shoutout to you.
I ended up putting more effort into this paragraph than I expected. That’s just how things go though, don’t they?
It’s why the “5-minute rule” exists. Just commit to doing something for 5 minutes and then watch how many hours you end up actually working.
It’s a lovely thing... the human mind. Psychology. Biohacking. All of these fun ways we can use an understanding of ourselves to do the things we want to do.
I bet I even got you to check out this page because I made the title text a different color for this link than the others.
But what really drives our actions?
Is it free will?
Is it conditioning?
Is consciousness real?
Is consciousness more than we make it out to be?
Is consciousness the ability to recognize actions taking place, make judgments about those actions, and have higher-order thoughts that occur without an external action?
What makes consciousness distinct from a lack of consciousness?
Is it that distinct neurochemical processes isolated to thought can take place in conjunction with neurochemical processes that result in physical action, whereas “non-conscious” organisms only have neurochemical processes that relate to action?
Is there anything that actually distinguishes a neurochemical process isolated to internal thought from one that results in action in the context of consciousness?
If any philosophers have a response to this (professionals, amateurs, and hobbyists invited), find me on my socials and let me in on this secret of the universe.
Hmm... maybe all that typing wasn’t so pointless after all.