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61 points cannnot_think | 1 comments | | HN request time: 0.207s | 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. jfil ◴[] No.41930207[source]
Your situation reminds me of https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiddu_Krishnamurti

Perhaps some of his writings can help? Also, people who think/have an internal monologue are often in a state of constantly reacting/commenting/evaluating situations internally. It's often its own kind of torment and clouds the real experience of the situation. Perhaps your kind of brain opens up opportunities that are inaccessible to others? If you have a trusted friend, perhaps they can "think" through this with you, as a back-and-forth conversation.