1 HN user recommended this interview1 month2020–2025score 1.5
Years with an HN recommendation, 2007–2026
HN refers to it as a vivid first-person account of anendophasia whenever inner monologues come up.
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.
“I never miss a chance to reference this video.” (HN, 2025)
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.
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]
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