Okay, visual I can understand. I don't use it often, but I do use it on occasion. Kinesthetic, I use even less often, but again I can more-or-less imagine how that works. (Incidentally, I also have a lot of trouble catching a thrown object. This may be related.)
But this 'no modalities at all'... this intrigues me. How does it work?
All I know is some ways in which it doesn't work.
I went on vacation during this discussion, and completely lost track of it in the process - oops. It's an interesting question, though. Let me try to answer.
First off, using a sensory modality for the purpose of thinking. That's something I do, sure enough; for instance, right now I'm "hearing" what I'm saying at the same time as I'm writing it. Occasionally, if I'm unsure of how to phrase something, I'll quickly loop through a few options; more often, I'll do that without bothering with the "hearing" part.
When thinking about physical o...
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