Thinking speed vs. Speaking speed. Which one is faster in your case?

[knowmeyourself]

So, I've noticed that there are three kinds of people.

1- They think faster than they speak, so they tend to speak very fast, in order to catch up with their thoughts, and say things that wouldn't make sense to others at times.

2- They think slowly...slower than they speak. So, they tend to pause a lot to think.

3- Their thinking and speaking speeds are almost the same. They feel comfortable while talking.

Have you noticed any difference between your thinking speed and your speaking speed? How do you deal with it?

I think faster than I speak.

I think slower than I speak.

My thinking speed and my speaking speed are almost the same. I have not noticed any difference.

[AbsolutelyUnsure]

OOH! Love your question! Well worth the 5-star X] I was just talking about this to my friend recently! Yup, I'm a ONE too. =] I tend to slur my words or connect random words together in order to try to quickly get out what I want to say. And there's the constant change of subject every two minutes too. Lol, needless to say, I'm often mentally tired. Lol, number two would be my English teacher. He says wise words, but he tends to pause a while to gather his thoughts. That is actually sound advice to me, but I'm too impatient for that. As a bonus, my try-to-be-quick speech tends to earn me laughter from my friends, so I'm good X] I don't think I actually know anyone who's a three. Well, no one I know comes to mind now...=/ HA, just realized, I'm rambling. Sorrys.

[RedSmartie]

I speak fast to keep up with my thinking. If I spoke normally, I would only speak about half of what I think. That would probably be the better option but I find that it's dull and it often what I'm trying to convey doesn't get fully explained. So I guess to say I think faster than I would normally speak but I have improved the pace of my speaking to be closer to keeping up with my thinking. I did the same thing with typing but obviously that's slower.

[BlueSJ]

I guess B.

And that's why I'm a quiet person.

I tend to think a lot before speaking or making a decision.

I don't think it's because I think slowly, but because I tend to

think of many things at the same time, which might make me look like a slow thinker.

Sometimes I feel this is a flow, but sometimes I think it's better to be slow and come up with a wise decision and the right speech rather than being fast and reckless. :P

[DanAG]

If I'm speaking fast, then I have probably already thought about it in detail and just rattling it off.

If I'm speaking slowly with very long pauses it means I'm probably thinking about it for the first time, or considering another aspect that I hadn't thought of before.

If it's just chit chat I'll probably talk fast.

Depends on where you are from also. In the US, a general rule of thumb is the further east of the Mississippi someone is the faster they talk. (doesn't count in the south though) After living in California for 11 years I could barely understand my own family from the east because they talked so fast.

[Yellowsmurf]

I often get lost in the middle of a sentence because my brain's already a couple of thoughts ahead of whatever the conversation was and I have no idea what I was talking about anymore so I sort of just stand there going "ahhh...".

Makes me seem retarded every now and then but I'm fine with it, I love the random crap my brain comes up with, it's entertaining and sort of fascinating.

[lildolphin]

I chose A. Because it's a really big big problem with me I interrupt people all the time cause I think I'm going to forget what I want to say my brain honestly I feel don't ever stop slow down even when I do sleep and it's hardly ever 6 or 8 hours when I do sleep I talk tell and work in my sleep people day they talk to me and I say really cause I'm not awake when you are sometimes I hear myself taking in not really awake and I'm not really asleep I don't know what it is I fought with someone f for an hour and I asleep when I woke up I thought I was getting raped I don't know I guess I'm just a freak sometimes during the day not every day I just tell asleep and can't stay awake ya I know what it is I'm a mess and would love to go somewhere where they can study me I've only slept walked once I've had sleep paralysis twice for sure maybe 3 I go through phases of sleep eating I snore but don't believe I have sleep apnea I had an obe when I was 16 I got into don't trouble when I was younger and got involved with well the opposite of God when I became a Christian I did all ineeded to and didn't have any problem but then my grandma who I was very close to past away and then I got really bad started having anxiety and panic attacks at the same time couldn't get anything done I still be in the same spot hours later and bad really bad headaches with the attacks and the crippled me I woke up sat straight up for a dead sleep speaking some different language I don't know what it was but when the attacks started I would hold my head and start speaking this language I didn't even know what it was I saw a group having a picnic outside I saw them they didn't see me they were dressed from like the 1920's it was like I was watching a movie only it wasn't a movie and there was a house where this was taking place only it disappeared I use to always her my brother calling my name only he passed away I got so bad I started speaking in the 3rd person and went a entire month with only about 10 minutes of what happened everyone else is a blank slate then I messed with the Ouija board desperately wanting to talk to my grandma twice that's when I was bomb barded with demons they were everywhere when my ex-husband passed away I was visited by alittle boy when it finally gotbad enough I saw things shapes letters weird creatures in the roof of my van I took my Bible and prayed s half an hour before it all disappeared when I called the church he said to come because I was battling demons I was seeing it everywhere on my body ok and when I went to the bathroom well ok other people's body's and a piece metal I was polishing all of a sudden said pray MaryJo when my boyfriend passed away that night he came to me he touched me I felt it he said to me so your asleep huh I heard the words with my ears not in my head I've seen orbs I have visions when it finally got to the point where it was bad enough and I was scared enough I went and prayed and asked for God's protection do I'm not bothered e
With the demons anymore I only see ghosts but I have pictures that I've cause them on camera I've went in and changed the out come of dreams i had over and over through childhood so you get to he jest of some of my problems I couldn't eat anything cause it would make me sick cause I could feel poison on the food and not physically either I'm always tired and there are certain people i can't be around cause they drain me I'm always trying to help people and make them laugh and I over extend myself there is other stuff some Im afraid to talk about for fear of something really bad happening to me I know what I know that's all there is to it

[Anonymous]

Definitely my thinking speed. When I first hear something, it seems like I can think through an entire novel in the time it takes to draw in a breath to respond.

Actually, when I talk while I'm still trying to think of something (like an ongoing conversation or if I'm doing something else at the time), I develop a temporary stutter or my words sometimes end up garbled/mixed up.

So my thinking is definitely way quicker than my mouth. Sometimes I'll think through something from beginning to end, and will forget to voice it out loud because I feel content with myself that I reached a conclusion.

[Blobb]

Thinking is WAY faster.

I make a ziollion jumps before I've even started speaking and sometimes I forget what the point of origin was while I'm speaking. Cause I speak at a normal speed. Causes confusion sometimes xDD

[knowmeyourself]

Yup :D

[sketchy]

It depends.

I do think fast, but normally my thoughts are quite clear in my head, so I tend to speak very eloquently and succinctly.

However, sometimes I get a bit over-excited (such as when talking with a girl I like), and then my thoughts are all over the place - in that case, I definitely think faster than I speak, but rather than trying to speak faster, I tend to just move onto my next sentence without bothering to finish the previous one first.

[why-makoto-kun]

Thinking is faster, hands down. We have all sorts of rapid, unconscious cognitive processes, and my mind will conjure images that would take much more time to describe in words.

[Dovahbear]

Its A for me. The worst part is having to explain it all over again.

I try and speak a little slower so I can finish my sentence and not stumble on my words

[ketfoen]

I seem like number 3. I don't pause a lot while talking unless it's in another language.

[temptationfalls]

I think super rapidly but I choose my words carefully before speaking.

[Anonymous]

Voted A, what I say is usually very coherent but sometimes fast. People who think fast always keep up, but sometimes I need to slow down. That's most true when presenting.

[CasaNorba]

i am a hybrid of both. which makes me sound like a retard every time I talk or try to have a convo in general

[WeaponZero]

I am the first DEFINITELY.

[knowmeyourself]

Oh, I know. Haha. :)

[Lj237]

My thinking and speaking speeds are a comfortable pace :p

[pips1]

i speak then think lol

[Konnour]

For me it's A, for my sister it's B

[emzy-89]

I think faster than I speak.

[Anonymous]

I think faster than I speak

[Anonymous]

i definitely think faster than i speak...