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[–] came_apart_at_Kmart@hexbear.net 11 points 2 years ago

i can picture/taste/hear/smell/feel if i try, but it's more like a memory than a truly active sensory experience in high competition with others... unless i force it and am drowsy. my family tells me my recall is insane, though. i think they overestimate it, because my recall for auditory is probably my strongest relative to theirs. i experience that as a mental echo. i use it when i'm trying to remember something distinct and complex for a few minutes... i'll say it out loud to myself so i can hear it and let it echo for my recall.

i had was near sighted (uncorrected for a while) as a kid, so it makes sense to me why that one is not as potent. but my recall and general experience of colors is rich.

also, having a few calm, chill, cerebral psychedelic experiences can open up meta-cognitive functions. kind of a little journey behind the curtain to see the active work being done on the stage to create the show.

[–] viva_la_juche@hexbear.net 10 points 2 years ago

I can’t see shit 😎

[–] Des@hexbear.net 10 points 2 years ago (2 children)

i can visualize the apple or whatever and like rotate it in my brain, change the lighting, etc. or like, i dunno a spaceship or exoplanet or future hovercraft it sucks because my brain and coordination don't match so despite trying really hard i can't really art despite being able to make brain art. i wish there was a non-invasive, non-Elon brain interface device that let me bypass my "stupid fingers".

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[–] TreadOnMe@hexbear.net 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I tend to have a really high visual memory, but I also have the monologue, which means that when I read, it's kinda like a narrated movie, which allows me to speed-read fiction and non-fiction with pretty great recall, but it annihilates my ability to do abstract math that I can't visualize. Fortunately, most things I work with are within Newtonian physics and probability, but anything outside of that is a nightmare for me to memorize.

[–] keepcarrot@hexbear.net 10 points 2 years ago

I'd say normally I'm around a 2 to 4, but if I'm focusing I can do 1. Nothing like actually seeing though, with proper seeing the stuff still has detail if I'm not concentrating.

If I'm sitting on public transport I'm usually flipping through movie or machine ideas in between hexbear browsing

[–] grazing7264@hexbear.net 10 points 2 years ago

I CAN ROTATE A CUBE WITH MY MIND

[–] Commiejones@hexbear.net 10 points 2 years ago

4.8 I can see the apple I gated for the chickens yesterday (it had a bum) but its like a snap shot and it is really hard too keep it there. But I can imagine biting it and feel in my mouth and hear the crunch as clear as if I was actually eating it.

[–] SnAgCu@hexbear.net 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

since i CAD and draw a lot i think I really have to see stuff in my head

i can't imagine doing anything without that

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[–] Grownbravy@hexbear.net 9 points 2 years ago

Look at the “no-apple” thinker!

[–] IceWallowCum@hexbear.net 9 points 2 years ago
[–] aaaaaaadjsf@hexbear.net 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Yeah I'm a 1 on the scale. I honestly thought everyone could visualise like that, until I joined study groups in high school.

[–] SootySootySoot@hexbear.net 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

As a qualia, this is very hard to communicate. I wonder if there's a genuine, measurable difference here, or if what I think of as 'visualising' is the same as them thinking of ideas and feelings. Nobody like, has a second vision they use, it's just.. remembering a sight as if you're looking at it now.

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