I became interested in this topic after related discussions here in HN and listening to Sam Harris talking about meditation. Like learning to meditate, it’s po

I became interested in this topic after related discussions here in HN and listening to Sam Harris talking about meditation. Like learning to meditate, it’s possible to learn to be anauralic at will. I started practicing while going on long walks, trying to think about the things I was seeing without mentally discussing it with my inner voice. At first it was extremely difficult, but I now do it sometimes without even trying. Speaking of “alternate modalities of thought”, a while ago I made a comment here on HN that I’ve had “dreams in C++”. As in, I wasn’t thinking about programming in English, the language of my thoughts were C++! It was one of the freakiest things that had ever happened to me. I liken it to how if you play a game like Tetris too much, you start “seeing” blocks moving even if you stop playing and go outside.