Wait what? Isn't that normal?
Even if you don't speak, don't you do it in your mind?
The Benefits of Talking to Yourself
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#112I talk to myself all the time, especially when hiking or out for a walk. This can get embarrassing when you run into another person around a turn. If you are with your friend and talking, well you're just talking to your friend. When it's just you .. that must be a crazy person (unless you've got a flashing bluetooth headset or a phone in your hand I guess). I usually get real silent and then slowly pick back up as I…
> (unless you've got a flashing bluetooth headset or a phone in your hand I guess)
Nice hint. Gotta buy a highly visible bluetooth headset.
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#113Earlier quoted context omitted.
That's awesome! If they have a big enough database of half-typed-then-abandoned questions, do you think it would be possible to train an RNN (or something) to read a post in progress and predict at what point the answer should be obvious to you?
Not the same, but while writing the title it suggest other posts.
I seem to recall something similar which does pattern matching comparing the code that you're typing with a database of code in accepted stackoverflow answers and gives "smart autocomplete". Not sure how I stand on the overall impact of such a thing but technically it was cool. :)
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#114Japanese train drivers have a system that's called Pointing and Calling https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pointing_and_calling http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/pointing-and-calling-ja... Visual and audio feedback is great for your brain. For me, I often need to make a 200mL bottle for my child, and each scoop of powder makes only 20mL - meaning that I need to put 10 scoops in. Especially when I have a crying baby it'…
Or if you put it on a kitchen scale...
That and a few cheap plastic containers with lids. Measure out a handful of those. Keep at least one always ready for those times when the baby's very, um, demanding (loud).
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#116Earlier quoted context omitted.
This would actually be an answerable question, because of SO's draft mechanism. Opens new tab Sound of typing https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/296990/what-are-the... I've been thinking along the same lines for a very long time. Thanks for the inspiration to finally ask!
That's awesome! If they have a big enough database of half-typed-then-abandoned questions, do you think it would be possible to train an RNN (or something) to read a post in progress and predict at what point the answer should be obvious to you?
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#117Yup. Be careful though--when you're around other people who are also trying to focus and do their own work talking to yourself can be a very irritating distraction to others.
This is a downside of open office plans. If I'm working on something particularly tricky it is often better for me to work from home so that I can wander around talking myself through the problem like some kind of insane person.
You actually want to do things?! You should move fast and break things not to actually solve them. I leave a trail of mayhem behind me... /irony.
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#118Japanese train drivers have a system that's called Pointing and Calling https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pointing_and_calling http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/pointing-and-calling-ja... Visual and audio feedback is great for your brain. For me, I often need to make a 200mL bottle for my child, and each scoop of powder makes only 20mL - meaning that I need to put 10 scoops in. Especially when I have a crying baby it'…
I use verbalization as a memory aid. I speak out loud the number of the gym locker I use and am better able to find it later. It reinforces my visual memory of the location. (I should verbalize parking locations too)
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Damn. I thought I was the only one who does this :'D On a serious note, this effect can be applied to our everyday problem as well. Such as when you are feeling lethargic, you'd want to write down all of your thoughts in a list to see the bigger picture and figure out how simple it can be to finish a task at hand.
s/lethargic/anxious/, and I do this all the time! Doing a quick mind dump usually clears out my anxiety, or at least reduces it to a manageable level, allowing me to continue doing things.
You should check out the book "Getting Things Done", which is based on taking what you described and using it to stay organized and adaptable. If you've got anxiety it would probably help at least a little bit.
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That weird moment when you're not a native English speaker, lying in bed at night, pondering an open question while trying to fall asleep, then suddenly thinking to yourself: "Wait, why'm I thinking in English?" For me, it seems to happen most often when I remember a certain word or phrase in English only, which causes my thought stream to switch languages.
Yes. At first it was weird, but then I got used to it. The thing is, nowadays I read and write much more in English than in my native tongue, so there's an ever-increasing amount of things I default to thinking about in English. I also tend to switch languages on the fly in my thoughts, depending on which one "feels" better at any given moment.
Exactly.
The turning point where I started thinking in English increasingly was when I stopped watching TV shows and movies dubbed and went looking for the original version instead.