How do people without one form thoughts, then? Without using words???
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I still have trouble understanding whats meant by that. From definitions I’ve seen, I don’t think I have one. So some personal thoughts:
If I’m reading something, I say the words in my head, or almost like speaking them, but not enough to make it a sound, more like miming the sound (hard to explain). But I don’t hear my own voice doing it, nor as a character. I’m a very slow reader.
If I’m working on some type of speech or things I need to tell someone, I’ll think about what I need to say. Its closer to how I read (as mentioned above), more than hearing my voice in my head. I definitely don’t do that.
If I’m working through a problem, I usually think or visualize the way to solve it. Sort of like working out a blueprint, or dragging through google maps seeing whats around the area, and where I’d need to go, etc.
If I’m thinking about what to make for dinner, I think about: whats in the fridge?, what I could make out of those things?, do I need extra ingredients?, how long will each possibility take? But I’m not speaking or hearing anything doing this really. Its more of picturing whats in the fridge from memory (not exactly, but for sake of description), or how the meal will come out from experiencing how its come out before, etc. I remember different parts of it… from seeing the food in the fridge, remembering how I grabbed it in the store, seeing the food made in a show/commercial/picture, etc.
Not sure how else to explain it. Hope that helps a bit. I can answer any specific questions I suppose.
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