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I agree. There's a lot of things we do which doesn't require language. It's often there for me though, like a default. I don't think "left leg, right leg" when
by alganet 3y ago
I agree. There's a lot of things we do which doesn't require language.
It's often there for me though, like a default. I don't think "left leg, right leg" when I'm walking, and I don't think "geez, I'm walking now", but when I'm walking my go-to thinking defaults to some internal monologue: "gonna buy some food", "can I cross the road?", etc.
When I go to bed this is more evident. It's silent, dark, and all senses are numb. This is when the internal voice gets more noticeable. I just can't get rid of it, until the very moment I go to sleep.
- ajuc 3y agoI default to monologue too and it has some serious disadvantages. I always had problems remembering to do stuff I "told myself" to do with some delay. Later in life I learnt a trick from my wife who uses visualization for this. For example I need to buy something tomorrow after work - so I'll imagine myself stepping out of the bus, turning to shop instead of going directly home, and then I'll imagine myself passing by the shelf in the mall where the thing is and taking it to the basket. And like magic - I get an "internal notification" with this fake future memory when I step out of the bus, and then another when I pass by that shelf in the shop. It's like magic :) Makes remembering stuff so much easier.
- hgsgm 3y agoWhat happens to that internal monologue when it is obstructed? Like talking on the phone while walking?