Re:Not everyone has an internal monologue
by trash_cat on Thursday January 30, 2020 @08:19PM
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What you called non-verbal thinking is called "flow" and is more like a state of mind, rather than a way of thinking. Named by Mihály Csíkszentmihályi.
Re:Not everyone has an internal monologue
by mckeed on Thursday January 30, 2020 @08:24PM
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No, there is also non-verbal thinking. Just like I can communicate via gestures and facial expressions, I often think things through without putting anything into explicit words.
Re:Not everyone has an internal monologue
by bagacrap on Thursday January 30, 2020 @08:15PM
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I encourage you to read about the default mode network. I wager what you experience as an internal monologue correlates to high activity in the DMN.
Re:Not everyone has an internal monologue
by ianai on Thursday January 30, 2020 @10:42PM
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Got a book or reference in mind? I’d love more on the DMN.
Re:Not everyone has an internal monologue
by technotony on Friday January 31, 2020 @12:39AM
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Yeah, I think people can move between both states. Meditation in particular, if practiced deeply/for long enough, can lead to the non-narrative state. Ever since I did a ten day vipassana meditation course 18 months ago I've been able to spend long periods without verbal thoughts though I still feel sensation throughout my body.
I do verbal thinking when I'm by myself and thinking through options. What should I have for dinner? What gift should I buy? That kind of thing.
Non-verbal thought is when I'm totally focused on something like a competitive game. When I'm 100% in the zen-like focus of moment to moment instinctive action, there's "no time" for monologuing.