tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9604161.post7452189480545360607..comments2024-01-07T00:44:10.737-08:00Comments on Lisa Snellings: ListenAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17033378825749946868noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9604161.post-13439635975875608512012-07-08T12:37:20.341-07:002012-07-08T12:37:20.341-07:00I was reading not long ago that the reason that so...I was reading not long ago that the reason that so few of us have memories that predate our language aquisition is because, once we become verbal, it changes the way we store information, making the old information difficult to access.<br /><br />I think of this often when I'm trying to listen without thinking. It's as though our brains become addicted to words once we have the use of them. I've not decided yet what I think of this....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9604161.post-56476445245672670802012-07-07T11:42:41.845-07:002012-07-07T11:42:41.845-07:00Ah....it is extremely hard for me to listen withou...Ah....it is extremely hard for me to listen without the words running through my head. You are right. It sounds like good practice, though, to try...repeatedly, until successful. <br /><br />I encourage you to write. Mostly because I love your writing and tend to be able to relate when you do. Also, though, because I think it is good to get things out of our heads.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17805281199840274328noreply@blogger.com