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It's been shown that your brain makes it's decision several seconds before your consciousness is aware of it.
So, it just takes a second for the Ego to catch up with the Id
More like 100-300 ms, but yes. However, this is much shorter time than to say “I do not know”
What does it even mean to make a decision if you're not aware of it?
I think the areas of your brain that would be responsible for carrying out the decision start activating before you're consciously aware of making the decision.
It's been a hot minute since I read the article on it, so I'm not 100% sure on the explanation.