But. This is still incomplete. How do I know if I'm ready to execute speech plans? Here I'd say that (conscious) feelings and thoughts are likely not relevant (even if we think they are). So, how can we be ready? So is the real issue here that we don't really know the answer? Is it possible that we simply demonstrate a lack of mindfulness (awareness)? If we assume that this thalamus selection process is regulated by the 'rules' (or software) in the hippocampus. Then. **Most-relevant question:** Can we say that this readiness is simply the rules (the software) in some way implying that the speech plan is not ready to be executed?