▲ 214 ▼ Why do we have an internal monologue? (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by _number8_@lemmy.world to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world 127 comments fedilink hide all child comments What is it for?
[–] Bitrot@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 2 years ago (2 children) Out of curiosity do you visualize in your mind? Like if I say a stapler can you conjure one? The people with both Aphantasia and Anauralia fascinate me. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Hackerman_uwu@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (2 children) I’ll chuck in my answer since I’ve been asked this before too. I don’t “see” a stapler. I perceive a future state where the pages are stapled. This does appear visually in my mind but not a a a picture of stapled pages rather a set of symbols that incorporate the task “to staple” into the other things that I am concerned with at the point of thinking about that task. “Set of symbols?” Is probably your follow up question - yes, geometry or iconography that describe the path from here to that future state where that pages are stapled. That’s the best I can do. None of this is literally narrated in my mind, however typing this out to you each sentence is “auditioned” as I imagine I am speaking it to you. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Bitrot@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 years ago That is fascinating! And different than I've heard described elsewhere by either the "non-visual" or "non-verbal" thinkers. I think I am pretty generic, when I think of a stapler I literally see a red swingline stapler floating in a void like in a 3d modeling program (that stapler specifically due to the movie Office Space, and therefore I also own one). permalink fedilink source parent [–] Wolf_359@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Do you enjoy coding, math, and logic? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Hackerman_uwu@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Yes. Like many here it is my vocation. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Wolf_359@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Makes total sense to me that you think this way then. I teach middle school and I think mostly verbally with pictures thrown in. "I should staple this" plays in my head and I have a dreamlike image of a stapler I'm looking for, or perhaps its location. If I focus, I can make those pictures very vivid, but usually they aren't in my day to day. I talk to myself in my head literally non-stop. It's a full day dialogue with myself - which I suppose makes it a monologue. But it's pretty involved with a lot of back and forth. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Hackerman_uwu@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago It’s so interesting. I imagine your experience is something like Venoms relationship with Eddie Brock which cracks me up! permalink fedilink source parent [+] adam_y@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Hackerman_uwu@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (2 children) I’ll chuck in my answer since I’ve been asked this before too. I don’t “see” a stapler. I perceive a future state where the pages are stapled. This does appear visually in my mind but not a a a picture of stapled pages rather a set of symbols that incorporate the task “to staple” into the other things that I am concerned with at the point of thinking about that task. “Set of symbols?” Is probably your follow up question - yes, geometry or iconography that describe the path from here to that future state where that pages are stapled. That’s the best I can do. None of this is literally narrated in my mind, however typing this out to you each sentence is “auditioned” as I imagine I am speaking it to you. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Bitrot@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 years ago That is fascinating! And different than I've heard described elsewhere by either the "non-visual" or "non-verbal" thinkers. I think I am pretty generic, when I think of a stapler I literally see a red swingline stapler floating in a void like in a 3d modeling program (that stapler specifically due to the movie Office Space, and therefore I also own one). permalink fedilink source parent [–] Wolf_359@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Do you enjoy coding, math, and logic? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Hackerman_uwu@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Yes. Like many here it is my vocation. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Wolf_359@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Makes total sense to me that you think this way then. I teach middle school and I think mostly verbally with pictures thrown in. "I should staple this" plays in my head and I have a dreamlike image of a stapler I'm looking for, or perhaps its location. If I focus, I can make those pictures very vivid, but usually they aren't in my day to day. I talk to myself in my head literally non-stop. It's a full day dialogue with myself - which I suppose makes it a monologue. But it's pretty involved with a lot of back and forth. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Hackerman_uwu@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago It’s so interesting. I imagine your experience is something like Venoms relationship with Eddie Brock which cracks me up! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Bitrot@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 years ago That is fascinating! And different than I've heard described elsewhere by either the "non-visual" or "non-verbal" thinkers. I think I am pretty generic, when I think of a stapler I literally see a red swingline stapler floating in a void like in a 3d modeling program (that stapler specifically due to the movie Office Space, and therefore I also own one). permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Wolf_359@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Do you enjoy coding, math, and logic? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Hackerman_uwu@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Yes. Like many here it is my vocation. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Wolf_359@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Makes total sense to me that you think this way then. I teach middle school and I think mostly verbally with pictures thrown in. "I should staple this" plays in my head and I have a dreamlike image of a stapler I'm looking for, or perhaps its location. If I focus, I can make those pictures very vivid, but usually they aren't in my day to day. I talk to myself in my head literally non-stop. It's a full day dialogue with myself - which I suppose makes it a monologue. But it's pretty involved with a lot of back and forth. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Hackerman_uwu@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago It’s so interesting. I imagine your experience is something like Venoms relationship with Eddie Brock which cracks me up! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Hackerman_uwu@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Yes. Like many here it is my vocation. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Wolf_359@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Makes total sense to me that you think this way then. I teach middle school and I think mostly verbally with pictures thrown in. "I should staple this" plays in my head and I have a dreamlike image of a stapler I'm looking for, or perhaps its location. If I focus, I can make those pictures very vivid, but usually they aren't in my day to day. I talk to myself in my head literally non-stop. It's a full day dialogue with myself - which I suppose makes it a monologue. But it's pretty involved with a lot of back and forth. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Hackerman_uwu@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago It’s so interesting. I imagine your experience is something like Venoms relationship with Eddie Brock which cracks me up! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Wolf_359@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Makes total sense to me that you think this way then. I teach middle school and I think mostly verbally with pictures thrown in. "I should staple this" plays in my head and I have a dreamlike image of a stapler I'm looking for, or perhaps its location. If I focus, I can make those pictures very vivid, but usually they aren't in my day to day. I talk to myself in my head literally non-stop. It's a full day dialogue with myself - which I suppose makes it a monologue. But it's pretty involved with a lot of back and forth. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Hackerman_uwu@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago It’s so interesting. I imagine your experience is something like Venoms relationship with Eddie Brock which cracks me up! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Hackerman_uwu@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago It’s so interesting. I imagine your experience is something like Venoms relationship with Eddie Brock which cracks me up! permalink fedilink source parent