All 4 Uses

conscious
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Flowers for Algernon -- Short Story
(Edited)

I told Dr Strauss what good is it to get smart in my sleep. I want to be smart when I'm awake. He says its the same thing and i have two minds. Theres the subconscious and the conscious (thats how you spell it). And one dont tell the other one what its doing. They dont even talk to each other.
p. 6.1

conscious = mental activity of which one is aware
I just looked up the word in the dictionary Dr Strauss gave me. The word is subconscious. adj. of the nature of mental operations yet not present in consciousness; as, subconscious conflict of desires.
p. 6.2 *
I still don't understand how that conscious and unconscious mind works,
p. 9.7
I still don't understand how that conscious and unconscious mind works,
p. 9.7

unconscious = mental activity of which one is unaware

standard prefix: The prefix "un-" in unconscious means not and reverses the meaning of conscious. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky. Also note that while many people use this as a synonym for subconscious, experts in the mind may distinguish a difference.

Definitions:

(1) (conscious as in: conscious after the operation)
awake (not asleep or in a state similar to sleep where one is unaware of anything)
(2) (conscious as in: a conscious effort to lose weight)
intentional (done on purpose) -- perhaps with significant effort
(3) (conscious as in: environmentally conscious)
aware or concerned about something
(4) (conscious as in: the conscious mind)
mental activity of which one is self-aware
(5) (conscious as in: conscious life on other planets)
capable of thought, self-reflection, and will
(6) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)