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Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts:

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[–] MinorLaceration@lemmy.world 13 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Do people without an inner monologue "hear" the words they read as they read them?

[–] modeler@lemmy.world 16 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Many people do not hear as they read. In fact the skill of speed-reading depends on turning the auditory experience off:

There are three types of reading:

  • Subvocalization: sounding out each word internally, as reading to oneself. This is the slowest form of reading.
  • Auditory reading: hearing out the read words. This is a faster process.
  • Visual reading: understanding the meaning of the word, rather than sounding or hearing. This is the fastest process.

Subvocalization readers (Mental readers) generally read at approximately 250 words per minute, auditory readers at approximately 450 words per minute and visual readers at approximately 700 words per minute. Proficient readers are able to read 280–350 wpm without compromising comprehension.

From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_reading

[–] MinorLaceration@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Nice. I'm definitely in the auditory reading category. I tend to just pick out the key words in a sentence when I am trying to read faster.

[–] DarkDarkHouse@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 day ago

As a child and into my teens, I had an inner monologue that was switched on all the time. After practising meditation and reading without subvocalisation, I was finally able to 'shut up' where stopping the monologue was as easy as stopping talking. Anyway, I'd encourage anyone to give it a try. Now being able to think without distracting chatter is well worth it for me.

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