What even is this?Dr. Amy JohnsonApril 19, 2026 Reflections A reflection with Dr. Amy Johnson What even is this? 0:00 --:-- Your browser does not support the audio element. When you drop down beneath the level of labels and names for things… what is there?. Look at your hand.What’s there before your mind tells you it’s a hand?What’s really there?. What’s there before memory tells you what to see?What’s actually there before my or your is attached?.“What even is this” is one of my favorite questions. It takes you straight past abstract concepts and into the essence of something before words.Straight into the mystery..What even is this?What even is this feeling?.Don’t answer that with words.Sense into it as a mystery to explore..What even is this thing we call thought? What even is a thought?What even is this sensation?What even am I?.What’s here is spectacularly mysterious before thoughts, words, and memories are overlaid — full of wonder and possibility. Curious to hear more? Explore your mind with us.