How do people read without internal monologue?

I think most people live monotonous lives so they’re basically on autopilot

I still don't grasp the concept of an internal monologue. Is it constant? Or is it just the ability to have a deductive logical conversation in the mind on demand? I can do the latter, but I don't have some annoying voice always talking or narrating life. That would suck. Sounds inefficient too.

mine wont shut up

It blew my mind too when I first found out about this. It does explain a lot however, especially the proliferation of the NPC.

Me and Me and Me either.. https://image.nostr.build/9d154eee729555e488e569297c241a6536a3cd9cefc239622eaa995dafc3d6cd.jpg

Maybe they do have it but it's just speaking so softly that they aren't listening to it.

oh? curious, where do we get the source of this? This is the second time I heard this. I wonder where it came from and on what basis. ☺️

Wait until you hear about aphantasia: https://stacker.news/items/631636/r/south_korea_ln

Wow. That’s mad Can that be true? I thought we had 60k thoughts a day on average Why would 50% of people not have any? Maybe I am not understanding what you mean…

Maybe it’s the fluoride?

it's a crazy thought. "Aaaaah. Silence." Said my brain never.

The concept that a significant portion of the population does not have an internal monologue has gained attention in recent years, partly due to a study by the psychologist Russell T. Hurlburt. Hurlburt, who has conducted substantial research into people's inner experiences, including their internal...

I couldn’t comprehend this either. Then, i started to meditate. Now, i am a meditation teacher. ❤️

yeah, it explains a whole hell of a lot hey?

How do they function? do they just blurt everything out loud?

😳 wtf

Those who use internal monologues exclusively are unable to have awareness of ideas, beliefs, feelings, states, that don’t have the words to express them in the language they know. I don’t really know if this is true I just wanted to have a different take than, “the world is filled with NPCs...

The problem I have is many times, MY lips are moving while I am deep in discussion with myself. My wife calls me out and I laugh, when strangers do I simply say, "Do the voices inside my head bother you?" And they run away... ...and if I openly discuss Bitcoin with anyone, they run away. So, the ...

I'm curious where this data comes from that I haven't come across yet

I'm actively trying to put out that internal monologue to other people, I wanna be as open and direct as possible. not sure if that's the same thing though

Mine is often in different languages I’m learning. It’s like a drunken sailor who’s spent too much time at sea and on foreign excursions then returns home

Whoever told you those numbers lied buddy

WTF , WILD

50-70% of the pop are NPCs

Wild right?? But once you start going about your day with this understanding things make a lot more sense. The only question is what is b

So bizarre. It’s my main monologue. 😂

This is why we’re all nuts 🌰

I often wondered how babies think before they learn language. I'm sure it's like that.

Sauce cuz you be making this up, wtf 😯