A multitude of selves

Paul Bloom says in his article First Person Plural, "The idea is that instead, within each brain, different selves are continually popping in and out of existence. They have different desires, and they fight for control—bargaining with, deceiving, and plotting against one another." He argues that instead of one singular self thinking in your head, there are actual multiple selves fighting each other in your head, almost like a civil war within yourself. I agree with his statement, because when faced with decisions, an answer to my question or problem is not immediately made. When sitting down, I have to contemplate the good repercussions and the bad repercussions of an argument. Sometimes the side with the bad repercussions win due to my other selves arguing against the good such as fear and stubbornness. This can be related to the movie Inside Out. Although a children's animation, it holds a great likeness to what Bloom is saying in his article. Each personality that we have, whether it's kindness, selfishness, fear, generosity, all play against each other at every moment of the day. All those different selves make us into the person we think, or know, we are. For instance, in the mornings, my reasonable and knowledgeable side tells me that I know the best thing for me is to wake up early and make a healthy, hearty breakfast consisting of eggs, bacon, fruit, and an English muffin, but the lazy and tired side of me tells me, "Hey, it'll be so much easier to just make a bowl of Cocoa Puffs, plus they're more delicious." I reason with myself that I can work out and work it off, but in reality I know I won't. Yet, I still eat the Cocoa Puffs. These are all of my selves fighting against each other. They're all talking at once to make up one cognitive decision, but due to the difference of all of them, decisions differ. Therefore, that allows one to grow into their personality, or who they are. So, yes I believe in Paul Bloom's idea of a multitude of selves living in one individual's brain.