There are two major streams of self-awareness: “me,” which builds narratives about our past and future; and “I,” which brings us into the immediate present. The “me,” as we’ve seen, links together what we experience across time. The “I,” in stark contrast, exists only in the raw experience of our immediate moment. The “I,” our most intimate sense of our self, reflects the piecemeal sum of our sensory impressions — particularly our body states. “I” builds from our brain’s system for mapping the body via the insula.
— Focus: The Hidden Driver of Excellence (Daniel Goleman), Loc. 908–12
Me, myself and I.