> Most people don’t even have an internal monologue

Is there any scientific indication that whether private thoughts are automatically verbalized actually has an impact on cognitive activity or function?

Also where do you get this idea that most people lack an internal monologue? Afaik research indicates that totally lacking verbal thinking is very rare.

There is a person thinking about how to solve actual problems at the bus/rail stop. The other person is totally reactive (someone FaceTimes them), mostly glued to doomscrolling (consuming non stop). There are disproportionately more of the latter than the former.

There’s nothing wrong with that it’s just how humans are wired. It’s pretty obvious.