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

    PA Struggles

    1 HN recommender · recommended in 4 months, 2020–2025

    YouTube

    11:24 · 9.7M views · Feb 1, 2020

    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.

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

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    5 comments from Hacker News

    1. @hackinthebochsJun 2025· in “What happens when people don't understand how AI works”

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

      Strongly recommendsView on HN
    2. @henearkrSep 2020· in “What Is the Sound of Thought?”

      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.

      CitesView on HN
    3. @cantor_S_drugJun 2025· in “I do not remember my life and it's fine”

      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]

      CitesView on HN
    4. @jengletonJul 2020· in “OpenAI's GPT-3 may be the biggest thing since Bitcoin”

      Also interesting to note that a good portion of people lack an internal monologue. This interview made the rounds a while back: this video

      CitesView on HN
    5. @jumping_frogOct 2024· in “What do you visualize while programming?”

      Imagine not having a voice in your head. How are you gonna do rubber duck debugging within your head? this video

      AsideView on HN