“We don’t perceive the world as it is, we perceive it as it is useful for us to do so.” Anil Seth in Being You Seth’s recent exploration of what consciousness may be in Being You is a thought provoking one. He suggests we perceive things, both in the outside world, and in our own body, in order to maintain life, to continue to exist. His view of consciousness is that it arises from our living beings, and it enables us to sustain ourselves. The usefulness of perception is t