Comment by Ancapistani

I've been doing a lot of introspection lately about how I think. I lack the terminology here unfortunately, but your description here sounds super familiar:

> instead of writing out long explanations, it compresses each step of thinking into a single "thinking token." Think of it like using a shorthand symbol instead of writing out a full sentence.

I have clear memories of how cognition worked for me before I understood spoken language. I recall thinking in concepts - kind of a weird mix of forms, motions, and intent. I know this sounds metaphysical, but that's not my intent. I just don't have the words to explain it.

I wish I did, though, because my very early memories of self-awareness certainly seem to map well onto the current state of AI development.