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I don’t generally think in words at all. I predominantly exist in a state of "unsymbolized thinking” according to the terminology in the article. Even when I’m doing difficult things like reasoning about/problem solving with code. Almost everything I do happens “behind a curtain” im my subconscious.

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Me too. If I'm writing code or working with my hands, it's more instinctual. I'm not thinking the words "I need to connect this piece here to this piece over here". I'd never get anything done that way.

But I would still describe myself as having an inner monologue. As I was washing my hands a moment ago, I found myself rehearsing this reply in my head, speaking the words internally, because it's a habit I've developed over the years. My guess is that people who claim they don't have an inner monologue simply never developed any such habits.

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