Verbal thinking

I discovered this fascinating video earlier today. Basically a chap realising most people have an internal monologue and he doesn’t, and then launching into a philosophical discussion with himself about the nature of consciousness and identity. I love this stuff.

Anyway, it got me thinking. I’ve said before on here that i don’t think in words, but in complete atomic, non-verbal, non-visual thoughts that I need to deliberately convert into words if I want to share them.

And what I’m now wondering is if everyone’s brain works this way but my neurodivergence just makes me aware of an earlier stage of thinking that most people don’t notice. I’m aware of a part of thinking that in most people is part of the unconscious.

Does anyone else experience this?

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  • Technical training videos (in my technical sphere) I will also consume at 1+ speeds/FF bits......because they are easy for me to follow normally.....but much of what I want to listen to out of interest, is dense / complex / deep-thought stuff, so I need to absorb it more slowly....I need to partially digest it, before my brain seems willing or able to store some of it.