Daniel Dennett delves into an idea similar to this in his essays &#x27;Where Am I?&#x27; and &#x27;Self as a Center of Gravity&#x27;. I think he explains it a bit better than the parent comment which I found to be a bit too forceful. That can&#x27;t be helped though, its not something you can sum up in a couple sentences.<p>Here the links to them for those who are interested: 
(&#x27;Where Am I?&#x27;) <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.newbanner.com&#x2F;SecHumSCM&#x2F;WhereAmI.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.newbanner.com&#x2F;SecHumSCM&#x2F;WhereAmI.html</a>
(&#x27;Self as a Center of Gravity&#x27;) <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;cogprints.org&#x2F;266&#x2F;1&#x2F;selfctr.htm" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;cogprints.org&#x2F;266&#x2F;1&#x2F;selfctr.htm</a><p>The first one is a (fictional) story many people here might be interested in so I highly recommend it. If you are still interested read the second which delves deeper into personal identity but without the story.