“I never miss a chance to reference this video.”
A woman vividly describes having no inner monologue.
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I never miss a chance to reference this video. A woman vividly describes he experience of not having an inner monologue: this video
Q&A with a person who does not have an internal monologue
9.7M views · Feb 1, 2020 · 11:24 · 1 HN recommender · 5 mentions · discussed 2020–2025
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.
Why Hacker News points people here: HN refers to it as a vivid first-person account of anendophasia whenever inner monologues come up.
“I never miss a chance to reference this video.”HN comment, 2025
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“This interview made the rounds a while back”
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Also interesting to note that a good portion of people lack an internal monologue. This interview made the rounds a while back: this video
“Numerous testimonies are unambiguous, such as this one”
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I get that you are in disbelief, but this is actually a thing. Numerous testimonies are unambiguous, such as this one: this video Like, the interviewee is able to read extremely fast ("superhuman", according to the interviewer), as a consequence to the absence of inner speech. This kind of details eliminate the possibility of the uncertainties you suggested.
“People with no internal monologue”
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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 this video link
“Imagine not having a voice in your head.”
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Imagine not having a voice in your head. How are you gonna do rubber duck debugging within your head? this video