Q&A with a person who does not have an internal monologue
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9.7M views · 6 years ago · interview · evergreen
A student interviews Kirsten Carlson, who does not have an internal monologue, and she answers questions about how she thinks. The video grew out of a viral article about people lacking inner speech.
HN refers to it as a vivid first-person account of anendophasia whenever inner monologues come up.
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5 comments from Hacker News
I never miss a chance to reference this video. A woman vividly describes he experience of not having an inner monologue: ▶ this video
I have one suggestion to make to Marco Giancotti. Please read all of Oliver Sacks books. They will help you clarify your situation a lot due to some case studies he has mentioned in his books. Related : People with no internal monologue ▶ this video link
Imagine not having a voice in your head. How are you gonna do rubber duck debugging within your head? ▶ this video
I get that you are in disbelief, but this is actually a thing. Numerous testimonies are unambiguous, such as this one: ▶ this video Like, the interviewee is able to read extremely fast ("superhuman", according to the interviewer), as a consequence to the absence of inner speech. This kind of details eliminate the possibility of the uncertainties you suggested.
Also interesting to note that a good portion of people lack an internal monologue. This interview made the rounds a while back: ▶ this video