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Re:Language is primarily a tool for communication rather tha... by xaphod on Saturday June 22, 2024 @06:13AM (#40757810)
This reminds me of this old Feynman video where he talks about how people use different methods in their heads when counting, seems relevant: https://youtu.be/Cj4y0EUlU-Y?t=135
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Re:Language is primarily a tool for communication rather tha... by kebsup on Saturday June 22, 2024 @06:37AM (#40757915)
Love it! I use something similar to remember long numbers. If a code or a pin has let's say 8 digits, I'm unable to remember it the normal way. So I remember the first digit in the inner voice, and the other 4 digits as a picture of the digits.
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Re:Language is primarily a tool for communication rather tha... by leobg on Saturday June 22, 2024 @01:07PM (#40760479)
+ Rudolph Flesh, The Art Of Clear Thinking (1951). He has visualizations in there how people concepualize the months in a year as an ellipsis, and so on.
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Re:Language is primarily a tool for communication rather tha... by veunes on Wednesday June 26, 2024 @10:01AM (#40800180)
It's so cool! cognitive processes can differ greatly among individuals
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