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Mantus · 11-30-2003, 03:28 PM

I am sorry guys, I should have put more “thought” into wording my question.

What I was curious about was whether it’s possible to think without actually hearing your own thoughts in your head.

I was not talking about thinking out loud (as in muttering out loud or somthing).

I personally can’t think about anything without first hearing the words of the thought in my head.

The whole process is a bit odd.

- I think of a subject that needs to be processed.
- The though gets translated into words.
- The words get translated back into thought and interpreted.
- The thought is then processed and I have a response.
- The response gets translated into words.
- The words get translated into though again and interpreted.
- And the process starts all over.

So as you can see, it’s a bit odd that I need to hear my own thoughts as words in order to comprehend them, since the original though comes before the words. On one hand I can see that it slows down my thinking. But on the other hand it allows me to audit my thought process as it happens. It would be nice to be able to think both ways though.

I am going to start by learning to read without sub-vocalizing. Then I hope I will be able to work on my thought process.

Thanks for the responses by the way.

11-30-2003, 03:28 PM	#38 (permalink)
Mantus lascivious	I am sorry guys, I should have put more “thought” into wording my question. What I was curious about was whether it’s possible to think without actually hearing your own thoughts in your head. I was not talking about thinking out loud (as in muttering out loud or somthing). I personally can’t think about anything without first hearing the words of the thought in my head. The whole process is a bit odd. - I think of a subject that needs to be processed. - The though gets translated into words. - The words get translated back into thought and interpreted. - The thought is then processed and I have a response. - The response gets translated into words. - The words get translated into though again and interpreted. - And the process starts all over. So as you can see, it’s a bit odd that I need to hear my own thoughts as words in order to comprehend them, since the original though comes before the words. On one hand I can see that it slows down my thinking. But on the other hand it allows me to audit my thought process as it happens. It would be nice to be able to think both ways though. I am going to start by learning to read without sub-vocalizing. Then I hope I will be able to work on my thought process. Thanks for the responses by the way.