SEESAW THEORY OF CONSCIOUSNESS

A Plinko-style model showing how tiny shifting decisions cascade into conscious thought (v1.5).
DOI: 10.17605/OSF.IO/3XYJ9

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The Seesaw Theory outlines a formal framework for balancing human cognitive load through counter-balancing affective and operational mechanisms. It provides an honest audit of standard therapeutic "industrial smoothing" by mapping somatic telemetry against operational limits.

Key Findings

The Seesaw Theory posits that consciousness is not a static state, but a dynamic equilibrium maintained by a constant barrage of tiny, binary shifting decisions. By mapping these cascades, we can observe how operational limits interface with affective somatic telemetry.

Every thought you have is the result of many tiny decisions made by your brain, each one slightly biased by your history, your body, and your environment. Imagine a ball falling through a board of tilting seesaws instead of rigid pegs. No single seesaw decides where the ball lands, but the pattern of the board shapes the overall result. This model proposes that consciousness works the same way: structured noise feeding through biased geometry produces predictable patterns without requiring any single part to be in control. The theory bridges agency and predictability meaning your behavior is lawful but not fixed.

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Seesaw Theory Framework Diagram
fig 1.1 — operational cascade equilibrium