Thinking aloud!

You are surprised? I was. When Suzanna came to my defense. Read aloud, talk aloud, what is this think aloud?  It was one of our open days. I didn't realize that I said I was hungry few times, aloud, until Mr Tay pointed out. Or, rather, he complained that I was self proclaiming. She said, "No Mr Tay, Sentha is thinking aloud!".

Though overtime on weekends is unlikely, sometimes it helps you with a better environment to know your colleagues, on a lighter note, more on  a personal note. So, get the best out of it, stop complaining. :)

I have a habit. I think aloud. Sometimes.  Or Depends. I didn't realize that it was thinking aloud until Suzanna identified it. We laughed at the new terminology. Later I checked online, yeah, there is a technique 'think aloud'.

It is very psychological. Its like talking to yourself. But aloud. Imagine this; you are in a place, you have friends around you and you are telling them you are hungry, you are bored and so on. Your saying is the outcome of your thinking. Or, your saying is the next step of your thinking. When you think, you have two options; option 1) Say it out if there is somebody to listen to you, 2) Keep it with you, even if there is someone to listen to you, in which you are being non expressive.

Upon option 1, you still say things aloud, but there is nobody to listen to you. In this case, who are you talking to? to yourself? or to the wall? or to whatever is there around you? Are you not talking to yourself, but aloud?

Researches say that when thinking aloud happens verbalizing tend to be slower due to the cognitive process which takes place in the brain. But, I don't think so. Well, we have the liberty to deny the theories. But again, it depends on the culture. I know, I have some friends from a neighboring country have this issue except for few. I used to really wonder at the amount of  time they take to process something before they speak.  Like, transmitting waves to the brain and then get it out. Sorry, I have no patience for them! I am pretty fast. I have a multi layer mind. Its not a big deal, visualize. You can get it!

To some extent, I interpret,  all the wall posts on Facebook are think alouds!