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HOW DO THOSE PEOPLE READ SO MUCH
HOW DO THOSE PEOPLE READ SO MUCH
@niplav I recently heard that some people vocalize everything they read. Like, there's a voice inside their head that speaks the words that they read. And, allegedly, some people do *not* do this, so they can read a hell of a lot faster. I'm of the former group, so it takes me months or years to read a book ... :/
@niplav I recently heard that some people vocalize everything they read. Like, there's a voice inside their head that speaks the words that they read. And, allegedly, some people do *not* do this, so they can read a hell of a lot faster. I'm of the former group, so it takes me months or years to read a book ... :/
@niplav I recently heard that some people vocalize everything they read. Like, there's a voice inside their head that speaks the words that they read. And, allegedly, some people do *not* do this, so they can read a hell of a lot faster. I'm of the former group, so it takes me months or years to read a book ... :/
@movq I've never heard it put like that, and it makes sense. I don't *think* I vocalize most of the time, but I definitely do it when I'm reading something complicated and I really want to *understand* it.
@movq @mckinley Yup, some people do. I tried several times to figure out whether I also have some imaginary voice in my head or not. And I can't really tell. My best bet is that it depends. Generally there is no voice or just a very faint one. For very complex stuff I think my brain plays some audio. But it's very hard to tell. If I try to think about it, it feels super weird in my head.
@lyse I definitely have a little voice in my head! 😳 As I read you reply I could hear it in my mind 🤣 -- Not sure if this is due to my losing most of my sight ~20yrs ago or I've always had this 🤔~
@lyse I definitely have a little voice in my head! 😳 As I read you reply I could hear it in my mind 🤣 -- Not sure if this is due to my losing most of my sight ~20yrs ago or I've always had this 🤔~
@lyse Yeah, my "voice" is rather faint, too, but it's there. It's also not just an abstract voice -- it's "personalized". Like, it can "sound" like myself or like Patrick Stewart or whatever. %) Also, it's not like I *hear* an actual voice -- it's more like me trying to imagine someone saying something.
@prologic Huh, interesting thought. When I go blind some day, I'll tell you if the voice got louder ... %)
@lyse Yeah, my "voice" is rather faint, too, but it's there. It's also not just an abstract voice -- it's "personalized". Like, it can "sound" like myself or like Patrick Stewart or whatever. %) Also, it's not like I *hear* an actual voice -- it's more like me trying to imagine someone saying something.
@prologic Huh, interesting thought. When I go blind some day, I'll tell you if the voice got louder ... %)
@lyse Yeah, my "voice" is rather faint, too, but it's there. It's also not just an abstract voice -- it's "personalized". Like, it can "sound" like myself or like Patrick Stewart or whatever. %) Also, it's not like I *hear* an actual voice -- it's more like me trying to imagine someone saying something.
@prologic Huh, interesting thought. When I go blind some day, I'll tell you if the voice got louder ... %)
@movq @prologic I tried to think about it once more today, but still no luck yet. However, I reckon that when I try to grasp something in a very focused way, then I *imagine* how I would loudly read it (but actually don't) and hear myself. I'm quite certain about that. In more extreme cases I even noticed my lips slightly moving, but not creating any sound. But most of the time I don't think there's a voice. The tricky thing is, if I don't think about how it works in general, I don't know. And if I try to think about it, it feels like introducing tons of measuring errors. I just found Schrödinger's cat in my brain.