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Q&A with a person who does not have an internal monologue

PA Struggles · 9.7M views · 2020-02-01 · 11:24

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Overview

A student interviews Kirsten Carlson, who does not have an internal monologue, and she answers questions about how she thinks. The video grew out of a viral article about people lacking inner speech.

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HN refers to it as a vivid first-person account of anendophasia whenever inner monologues come up.

Recommended by 1 HN people across 1 months · HN mentions 2020–2025

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Consciousness & cognitionPsychology & human behaviorNeuroscience & the brain
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What people said

hackinthebochs · 2025-06 · Strong recommendation

I never miss a chance to reference this video. A woman vividly describes he experience of not having an inner monologue: [VIDEO]

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cantor_S_drug · 2025-06 · Reference

I have one suggestion to make to Marco Giancotti. Please read all of Oliver Sacks books. They will help you clarify your situation a lot due to some case studies he has mentioned in his books. Related : People with no internal monologue [VIDEO] [LINK]

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jumping_frog · 2024-10 · Joke / meme

Imagine not having a voice in your head. How are you gonna do rubber duck debugging within your head? [VIDEO]

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