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Most of the time we are communicating (internal monologue) with ourselves which I’m sure shapes our thoughts. I’d guess a large percentage of that is through a
by vishnugupta 2y ago
Most of the time we are communicating (internal monologue) with ourselves which I’m sure shapes our thoughts. I’d guess a large percentage of that is through a language.
In fact languages codify a community’s culture, values, a way of life all of which go way beyond communication.
- x3n0ph3n3 2y agoLot's of people (me included) do not have persistent internal monologues.
- vishnugupta 2y agoSure. But when you do have it, would it be fair to say it does shape your thoughts, no matter how small?
- x3n0ph3n3 2y agoYes, but it is not my primary mode of thinking.
- anon22981 2y agoImo the internal monologue is often about summarizing or sorting out something, while I’ve already figured it out non-verbally. Like a verbal confirmation. Though sometimes the internal monologue is about processing something and figuring stuff out.
- vishnugupta 2y ago> Though sometimes the internal monologue is about processing something and figuring stuff out Indeed. And my non-expert assertion was that our brain doesn't compartmentalise between communication and thought processing. Our thoughts are getting shaped even as we are verbalising something. IMO it's a continuous stream of chatter of jumbled up things a part of which gets used to create/shape our thoughts.
- hliyan 2y agoAgreed. I used to think (haha) that I was thinking the thoughts I as thought them verbally, but as of late, I've come to realise that I've already had the thought as a sort of a series of perceptual flashes or traces, and when I think I'm thinking, I'm merely verbalising what I've already internally "perceived".
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