What It’s Like to Be a Literal-Visual Thinker

Jenn Tomomitsu
Nov 4 · 5 min read
Image by ElisaRiva from Pixabay

When I was five years old, my uncle came up to me at a family Christmas gathering and asked, ‘do you want to dance with your favourite uncle?’, to which I replied, ‘you’re not my favourite uncle’.

To some, this might seem comical. It’s the kind of thing you can expect from a small child who doesn’t yet know about social customs or what’s considered rude and what’s not. But what most…

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Jenn Tomomitsu

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Freelance writer/blogger on self-development and well-being. I'm also a taiko drummer who loves nature, Japanese food & dogs of any kind. jtomomitsu.com

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