I just want to be a salted fish quietly Chapter 156

Qin Shi pondered for a moment and asked, “Have you ever read any books on applied psychology before?”

“I’ve been reading ‘The Interpretation of Dreams’ these past two days, but I feel like a lot of the knowledge points are ambiguous and it gives me a headache,” Lin Xian replied honestly.

Upon hearing this, Qin Shi smiled and said, “That book isn’t really suitable for beginners. It seems simple and easy to understand, but in reality, it requires a very strong theoretical knowledge as support.”

“For introductory books, I personally recommend ‘Forty Studies That Changed Psychology’. This book covers applied psychology very comprehensively and the explanations are very detailed.”

After silently noting down the book titles, Lin Xian continued, “Professor Qin, you mentioned a research topic last time. I just thought about it and I think it sounds very interesting. Could you please explain it in more detail?”

To uncover Qin Shi’s secret, he had to get closer to her.

And this reason was undoubtedly the best opportunity to get closer to her.

As for whether to join the research topic, he would adapt to the situation when the time came.

To be honest, Qin Shi’s hypnosis technique in class just now had shocked him.

In just a few minutes, she had unconsciously put him into a hypnotic state.

It was clear that her mastery of applied psychology was indeed very high, and she wasn’t just an academic who talked the talk.

Qin Shi smiled slightly and invited, “Let’s go to my office to talk!”

“Okay!”

Lin Xian nodded and, under the envious gazes of the crowd, walked out of the teaching building side by side with Qin Shi.

Wang Zhen watched the two of them, scratched his head, and mumbled, “Damn! So this guy wasn’t pretending just now, he’s actually a master!”

…

They arrived at the office.

Qin Shi took off her brown trench coat and hung it on the hanger, revealing her white slim-fit shirt.

“What would you like to drink? Black tea or coffee?”

Lin Xian smiled, “Black tea!”

Qin Shi took out the black tea, slightly rolled up her sleeves, revealing her slender and fair wrists, and skillfully brewed two cups of black tea.

Her hands were beautiful, smooth and long, soft as if boneless, more than enough to be a hand model.

“Thank you!”

Taking the black tea, Lin Xian thanked her, then began to survey the office’s layout.

The office environment was very ordinary. If there was anything special, it was the abundance of books.

Many books!

In addition to the books piled on the desk, there was also a large bookshelf on the left wall, filled with books.

Some of the books were old, and there were signs of frequent turning.

This showed that she really read seriously, and not just for show.

Taking a sip of black tea, Lin Xian said, “Professor Qin seems to love reading!”

Qin Shi explained, “I’m a bit slow, so I understand the principle of ‘the slow bird flies first’. To achieve what others have, I need to put in more effort.”

Lin Xian: “…”

Hmm, a person in their thirties who has obtained the title of professor at Jin University says they are a bit slow.

Very good, very assertive!

Seeing his expression, Qin Shi smiled and did not explain.

The two quietly tasted their black tea.

Lin Xian took the opportunity to glance at the system’s task interface.

The task progress had changed from 1% to 3%!

A moment later, Qin Shi put down her teacup and slowly began, “This is the first project I’ve led after my promotion. The research direction is the possibility of communication between the conscious mind and the subconscious mind in the preconscious space that bridges dreams!”

“Uh… that’s a bit complicated. Can you simplify it a bit?” Lin Xian raised an eyebrow.

Qin Shi leaned back slightly in her chair and explained, “You can simply understand it as the development of the subconscious mind!”

Lin Xian asked doubtfully, “Can the subconscious mind really be developed? Or rather, does the subconscious mind really possess incredible energy as you described?”

“Whether the subconscious mind can be developed, I don’t know either, which is why this topic was born.”

Qin Shi put away her smile and said seriously, “Furthermore, regarding the form of the subconscious mind, there is still ongoing debate in the field of psychology, but two voices dominate.”

“One is the view I mentioned earlier, which believes that the subconscious mind possesses enormous energy, carrying excellent genetic memories evolved over millions of years, and its computing speed far exceeds that of quantum computers. The other view believes that the subconscious mind is merely a collection of human instincts, simply complex and disordered psychological activities.”

Lin Xian pondered for a moment and hesitated, “The first view sounds a bit like theology.”

“You’re right!”

Qin Shi nodded and said, “But I personally believe that the end of science is theology. Now that quantum mechanics has developed to this point, it is also gradually moving closer to philosophy.”

Makes sense!

Theology is not necessarily superstition; there are also merits to it, especially for mysterious existences like the subconscious that cannot be observed or described.

Lin Xian continued to ask, “You mentioned dreams in the topic just now, but isn’t hypnosis a more effective way to access the subconscious?”

“No, there’s a fundamental difference between the two.”

Qin Shi shook her head and explained, “In a hypnotic state, the conscious mind falls asleep, and the subconscious mind’s activity increases. It seems like both appear at the same time, but there is no intersection or communication ability between them. Do you understand what I mean?”

After a brief thought, Lin Xian nodded, indicating he understood.

Seeing this, Qin Shi smiled slightly and continued, “Dreams are different. Dreams are the communication space between the conscious and subconscious minds. You’ve read Freud’s ‘The Interpretation of Dreams,’ so you should know what I’m talking about!”

He understood Qin Shi’s meaning.

A person’s conscious and subconscious minds are not directly intertwined, but are separated by a layer of preconsciousness.

The preconsciousness is like a door, occasionally filtering some of a person’s subconscious and transmitting it to the conscious mind.

To give a simple example, when a person is in danger, they will react instinctively.

This so-called instinct is actually subconscious information filtered from the preconscious space.

And dreams occur in the preconscious space.

Lin Xian hesitated, “This… is very difficult!”

He had already put it very euphemistically.

In his opinion, the difficulty was not high; it was simply impossible to accomplish.

To be in a state of deep sleep and yet remain consciously awake, that was simply impossible.

The reason was simple: once a person falls into deep sleep, their conscious activity also ceases.

Qin Shi said confidently, “Although it’s very difficult, it’s not impossible!”

Lin Xian hesitated, “Uh… I want to know if there are any dangers with this topic, such as the emergence of a second personality?”

If there was any danger, Lin Xian would refuse without hesitation.

Hearing this, Qin Shi smiled sweetly and said, “Do you know? There’s a type of person whose personality can never give birth to another personality, and even if a second personality is born, it will be assimilated in a very short time. And you are that type of person!”