Count me as another inner monologue person who can't comprehend not having one.
Walking down the street, you see a car that is a really nice color, what goes through your head? For me, it's literally "cool car, nice color."
My wife just informed me she has a monologue, but when she meditates, it goes away. Again, mind blown. When I meditate, it's just a constant chatter... "I'm relaxed, lets think about a quiet pond, oh look a bird." I verbally build a little relaxing world for myself. It's part visual, but I'm still thinking in English.
Like the author, this really breaks my mental model of people.
Walking down the street, you see a car that is a really nice color, what goes through your head? For me, it's literally "cool car, nice color."
My wife just informed me she has a monologue, but when she meditates, it goes away. Again, mind blown. When I meditate, it's just a constant chatter... "I'm relaxed, lets think about a quiet pond, oh look a bird." I verbally build a little relaxing world for myself. It's part visual, but I'm still thinking in English.
Like the author, this really breaks my mental model of people.