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Originally Posted by namako
One day a friend said to me, "Ive already asked you this in my head." I asked if I had answered and he said I had. I do this too, and sometimes have whole conversations with people just by myself. Why do we do this? Is it rehearsal or an attempt to be prepared? Or is it just fun?
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When I do this, it's about preparation. Rehearsing what I want to say keeps my mind free to handle other aspects of interaction while I'm speaking.
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In a similar but different vein, someone I know thinks in pictures only. If you say to him "dog", he pictures a dog. He sees thousands of pictures each day, it is his thinking process. If you were to say to me "dog", I have a general concept of a dog and often think textually. I can mock up a pic, but it isn't an immediate reaction. How do you think?
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I think in general concepts as well. While I can think in language or pictures, I find it to be a very constrained method of thought. I often have difficulty expressing what I'm thinking in words, because words only allow an approximation of what I'm thinking. For example, a simple side-thought can provide context for an idea, whereas even coming close to expressing that context through words would require a paragraph or more.