“What you learned: 1. The inner critic = Default Mode Network's self-referential processing (medial PFC), not truth 2. Imposter syndrome: hyperactive self-criticism + suppressed rational self-assessment 3. Flow states silence the inner critic via transient hypofrontality 4. Vedic Ahamkara = ego construct. Sakshi Bhava (witness consciousness) = the antidote. 5. The Protocol: Name it → Challenge with evidence → Replace → Enter flow”