Rediscovering the lost power of reading aloud

Re:Rediscovering the lost power of reading aloud by wenc on Thursday January 23, 2020 @01:27PM (#22130197)

I find I do most things with more focus if I can talk through the process.

It externalizes my inner monologue which is multithreaded and makes it more or less single-threaded so I'm able to stay focused. It also serves as a check on my brain.

I suspect this is why Pointing-and-Calling reduces errors in Japanese workers [1].

Unfortunately it's not socially acceptable to talk to yourself. If only there was an invention like headphones, but for speech, a sort of a "cone of silence", I suspect it would improve my effectiveness by 10-20%.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pointing_and_calling

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Re:Rediscovering the lost power of reading aloud by physicsyogi on Thursday January 23, 2020 @05:26PM (#22132956)

I've not heard of Pointing and Calling before, but this perhaps explains what I do to keep from forgetting my wallet or phone when leaving the house. I pat my pockets before I exit and say "wallet" or "phone" as I pat the appropriate pocket.

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Re:Rediscovering the lost power of reading aloud by jacobolus on Friday January 24, 2020 @04:31AM (#22136686)

> a sort of a "cone of silence"

Like https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cone_of_Silence_(Get_Smart) ?

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Re:Rediscovering the lost power of reading aloud by wenc on Friday January 24, 2020 @09:41AM (#22138652)

Correct. (you got the reference) Except I want one that actually works. The closest thing we have today are those office pods you see in tech offices, but I feel a little claustrophobic in them.

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