> The latter seems a bit more likely to me, but I imagine it must be very lossy at times. I would say that my internal monologue is kinda a summary, and is a b

> The latter seems a bit more likely to me, but I imagine it must be very lossy at times. I would say that my internal monologue is kinda a summary, and is a bit lossy. > I often have thoughts that take only an instant, but would take many sentences to verbalize. I would not say that my internal monologue happens at speech-speed either, it can be much faster, and the actual idea or thought is still instantaneous. The monologue is more about rationalizing or understanding your thought.