This thought of mine applies to everyone but is probably most easily seen in dreams of poker players. You are playing hold em and need a spade on the river. In your dream, you are hoping for that spade, not “knowing” whether it will come. Sometimes it does and sometimes it doesn’t. But wait! You are not actually at a casino or internet site that determines whether you make that flush. Your brain does. The same brain that is hoping that the outcome is to your liking. So, what is going on here?
No further explanation needed. All comments welcome.