I have a friend at work who openly confessed to not being able to mentally create images when discussing why he wasn’t into reading books.
I was like “Wow, I can’t really imagine your reality for myself, that sounds strange.”
he said, “Now you’re getting it, as I can’t imagine it, either.”
Video games and film though? 1000X more entertaining for him via his testimony. He can’t conjure those images so seeing someone else’s interpretation is often thrilling.
Yeah! I don’t think I do in the sense some people do, in the sense that some people describe having a narrator or something like that. If I am to think in words or sentences it takes a little more effort and happens when I’m thinking about talking to someone or putting things into words, whereas my passive thinking is generally wordless, and more conceptual/spacial/tactile.
I’ve noticed my brain lately has been doing this thing where I’m watching something cool and it goes, “hey, wouldn’t it be cool if <exact thing I’m watching>?”
Well, yeah, but why are you activating the “I have a cool variant idea related to this” pathways and distracting me instead of just watching how this one plays out?
I have a friend at work who openly confessed to not being able to mentally create images when discussing why he wasn’t into reading books.
I was like “Wow, I can’t really imagine your reality for myself, that sounds strange.”
he said, “Now you’re getting it, as I can’t imagine it, either.”
Video games and film though? 1000X more entertaining for him via his testimony. He can’t conjure those images so seeing someone else’s interpretation is often thrilling.
I can’t really do that either and I read books.
I also do have an inner monologue which might be a part of it.
Wait are there people without inner monologue?
Yes, it’s quite wild but I guess I can’t really say that as someone without the ability to imagine things.
Yeah! I don’t think I do in the sense some people do, in the sense that some people describe having a narrator or something like that. If I am to think in words or sentences it takes a little more effort and happens when I’m thinking about talking to someone or putting things into words, whereas my passive thinking is generally wordless, and more conceptual/spacial/tactile.
I remember what it was like before I had one.
On the other hand, I also can’t create images in my head and prefer reading.
I often find myself getting distracted from whatever I’m watching because my brain takes over and starts making up alternative scenarios.
I’ve noticed my brain lately has been doing this thing where I’m watching something cool and it goes, “hey, wouldn’t it be cool if <exact thing I’m watching>?”
Well, yeah, but why are you activating the “I have a cool variant idea related to this” pathways and distracting me instead of just watching how this one plays out?
Edit: corrected “largely” to “lately”