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61 points cannnot_think | 1 comments | | HN request time: 0.21s | source

I am writing this desperate to find out what to do. Most of my life, I have been 'listening' passively, without thinking. I don't have an internal monologue. I had a neuropsych evaluation which commented on my poor memory and inability to think.

How do I learn how 'to think'? How do I learn to create an internal dialogue to comment on my surroundings and tasks?

I am hoping for a book recommendation, or maybe a blog post. I've heard that Ulysses is a stream-of-consciousness book, but I have not checked it out.

I would hope that books help - but I have read a lot of books and still don't think. I am hoping for a tutorial or something to practice.

1. treetalker ◴[] No.41912051[source]
On a different note from my other comment here: don’t fall in the traps of letting some “evaluation” define you, or of considering your memory or “ability to think” permanently/unchangeably “poor”. While certainly some parts of our biological makeup may be more or less permanent, both memory and thinking skills are, well, skills that can be improved with training and practice.

Don’t get down on yourself or develop an unhelpful belief or attitude about yourself. You can and will improve with practice, and you are not defined by a test result.