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I’m still not sure if I have one. I prefer to read texts with voice (not mine usually, I simulate some recent narrator), probably because my memory works much b
by wruza 4y ago
I’m still not sure if I have one. I prefer to read texts with voice (not mine usually, I simulate some recent narrator), probably because my memory works much better with speech.
When I think about routine, the voice is either too dim or it’s just shadows of words mixed with images and concepts. E.g. going to gym or a clinic doesn’t involve “I must take a shower, grab my belongings, plan a route, …”. It is a sequence of snapshots or highlights, which helps to quickly check if all goes well. Me in a shower, me looking at a bag, me riding a taxi, etc. Words only play as directives like “need to take ids/contract with me”, which I explicitly emphasize to remember better.
But when I think about my job (programming), words are the least effective instrument. I use them, but they are mostly syntactically equivalent to a program, it’s hard to say that it’s a coherent speech, instruction or description of some sort. As with routine, words help to anchor key points and write down todos. But there is no clear monologue in my head like “I install a new package and an import it in that source file, then I will use a function from it to convert my data into X”.
If you have an internal monologue, maybe we can share ~verbatim examples to compare?
- throwaway1851 4y agoSorry, I don’t have one either. I’ve always experienced my thoughts as arising in a pre-language space. I must say, though, that deliberately translating my thoughts to language brings a lot of clarity as to what I’m actually thinking.