Here is a recording about talking out loud and indeed recording what you are saying to gain a certain organization to your thoughts. While organized, you lose flexibility to bounce around like we often do in our head. But inventing is half bouncing around and half organizing. So if you are scattered, talking out loud can help you focus.
http://www.yaseesay.com/file/id/333333
The link takes you to YaSeeSay – it was this recording that prompted YaSeeSay to be built. It took a week of massive puzzle solving. See the post in Interactive Multimedia that proposes programming is an environmentally friendly puzzle – one where the brain power is used for an outcome that helps society beyond just keeping brains healthy.
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[...] – bookmarked by 4 members originally found by arphen on 2008-12-11 Speaking your Ideas for Clarity, Continuity and Completion [...]
Dan,
I have observed that many seniors in particular have developed the habit of walking through their daily activities by speaking their actions as they do them.
It does appear that this aids memory and helps retain focus from being lost.