▲ 765 ▼ Oh god just let me finish it for you, fuck (lemmy.dbzer0.com) submitted 8 months ago by Stamets@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/adhd@lemmy.dbzer0.com 83 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] ThatGuy46475@lemmy.world 60 points 8 months ago (12 children) You didn’t understand, you assumed. permalink fedilink source hideshow 12 child comments replies: [–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 months ago (1 child) You don't know all of us, you're assuming based on preconceived notions. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Honytawk@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 8 months ago* You assume they don't know all of you based on preconceived notions. permalink fedilink source parent [+] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works -14 points 8 months ago (9 children) How many times does one have to understand, listen patiently anyway, and be proven correct 5 minutes later before it stops being an assumption? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 9 child comments replies: [–] MnemonicBump@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 8 months ago Every time. It doesn't change with frequency. It's the same every time permalink fedilink source parent [–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 23 points 8 months ago (5 children) be proven correct ADHD is having difficulty focusing. Hubris is assuming your inability to stay focused is some kind of precog superpower. Annoying to deal with kids who insist "I know what you were going to say" one minute and "You didn't tell me that!" the next. Infuriating to deal with adults who double down with therapy language. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 months ago (3 children) ADHD is having difficulty focusing. Isn't it more having difficulty focusing for extended periods? I'd say the phenomenon is more hyperfocusing long enough to figure out the point, and then getting frustrated as the speaker takes a long time to illustrate that point. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 10 points 8 months ago* (2 children) Isn’t it more having difficulty focusing for extended periods? According to OP, they can't even make it to the end of a sentence. shrug I’d say the phenomenon is more hyperfocusing long enough to figure out the point, and then getting frustrated as the speaker takes a long time to illustrate that point. I definitely get feeling annoyed when someone rambles. And I get tuning out when a work presentation or a school lecture drags on. And I get feeling frustrated when a conversation or discussion is sidelined by minutiae. But the "Um, aktuly, I don't need to listen to this because I already know the answer" shit is extremely toxic behavior that inevitably sets people up to fail. If you've ever had to deal with student drivers before, it's the way someone responds moments before they bend a fender. Getting Overwhelmed is entirely different from Knowing The Answer In Advance. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 3 points 8 months ago (1 child) I think you're conflating a separate issue with the phenomenon OP depicted in the meme. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Honytawk@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 8 months ago You assumed wrong ... again. The only thing you are doing is proving their point. You understand less from the sentence being said than you think. You only assume you were correct because you also listened with half an ear to their explanation. permalink fedilink source parent [–] HeroHelck@lemmy.dbzer0.com -2 points 8 months ago* ADHD is having difficulty focusing. Not really very accurate, but go off. permalink fedilink source parent [+] fodor@lemmy.zip 1 point 8 months ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 1 point 8 months ago You've misunderstood. I'm still listening, I'm just frustrated. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 months ago (1 child) You don't know all of us, you're assuming based on preconceived notions. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Honytawk@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 8 months ago* You assume they don't know all of you based on preconceived notions. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Honytawk@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 8 months ago* You assume they don't know all of you based on preconceived notions. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works -14 points 8 months ago (9 children) How many times does one have to understand, listen patiently anyway, and be proven correct 5 minutes later before it stops being an assumption? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 9 child comments replies: [–] MnemonicBump@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 8 months ago Every time. It doesn't change with frequency. It's the same every time permalink fedilink source parent [–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 23 points 8 months ago (5 children) be proven correct ADHD is having difficulty focusing. Hubris is assuming your inability to stay focused is some kind of precog superpower. Annoying to deal with kids who insist "I know what you were going to say" one minute and "You didn't tell me that!" the next. Infuriating to deal with adults who double down with therapy language. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 months ago (3 children) ADHD is having difficulty focusing. Isn't it more having difficulty focusing for extended periods? I'd say the phenomenon is more hyperfocusing long enough to figure out the point, and then getting frustrated as the speaker takes a long time to illustrate that point. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 10 points 8 months ago* (2 children) Isn’t it more having difficulty focusing for extended periods? According to OP, they can't even make it to the end of a sentence. shrug I’d say the phenomenon is more hyperfocusing long enough to figure out the point, and then getting frustrated as the speaker takes a long time to illustrate that point. I definitely get feeling annoyed when someone rambles. And I get tuning out when a work presentation or a school lecture drags on. And I get feeling frustrated when a conversation or discussion is sidelined by minutiae. But the "Um, aktuly, I don't need to listen to this because I already know the answer" shit is extremely toxic behavior that inevitably sets people up to fail. If you've ever had to deal with student drivers before, it's the way someone responds moments before they bend a fender. Getting Overwhelmed is entirely different from Knowing The Answer In Advance. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 3 points 8 months ago (1 child) I think you're conflating a separate issue with the phenomenon OP depicted in the meme. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Honytawk@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 8 months ago You assumed wrong ... again. The only thing you are doing is proving their point. You understand less from the sentence being said than you think. You only assume you were correct because you also listened with half an ear to their explanation. permalink fedilink source parent [–] HeroHelck@lemmy.dbzer0.com -2 points 8 months ago* ADHD is having difficulty focusing. Not really very accurate, but go off. permalink fedilink source parent [+] fodor@lemmy.zip 1 point 8 months ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 1 point 8 months ago You've misunderstood. I'm still listening, I'm just frustrated. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MnemonicBump@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 8 months ago Every time. It doesn't change with frequency. It's the same every time permalink fedilink source parent
[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 23 points 8 months ago (5 children) be proven correct ADHD is having difficulty focusing. Hubris is assuming your inability to stay focused is some kind of precog superpower. Annoying to deal with kids who insist "I know what you were going to say" one minute and "You didn't tell me that!" the next. Infuriating to deal with adults who double down with therapy language. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 months ago (3 children) ADHD is having difficulty focusing. Isn't it more having difficulty focusing for extended periods? I'd say the phenomenon is more hyperfocusing long enough to figure out the point, and then getting frustrated as the speaker takes a long time to illustrate that point. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 10 points 8 months ago* (2 children) Isn’t it more having difficulty focusing for extended periods? According to OP, they can't even make it to the end of a sentence. shrug I’d say the phenomenon is more hyperfocusing long enough to figure out the point, and then getting frustrated as the speaker takes a long time to illustrate that point. I definitely get feeling annoyed when someone rambles. And I get tuning out when a work presentation or a school lecture drags on. And I get feeling frustrated when a conversation or discussion is sidelined by minutiae. But the "Um, aktuly, I don't need to listen to this because I already know the answer" shit is extremely toxic behavior that inevitably sets people up to fail. If you've ever had to deal with student drivers before, it's the way someone responds moments before they bend a fender. Getting Overwhelmed is entirely different from Knowing The Answer In Advance. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 3 points 8 months ago (1 child) I think you're conflating a separate issue with the phenomenon OP depicted in the meme. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Honytawk@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 8 months ago You assumed wrong ... again. The only thing you are doing is proving their point. You understand less from the sentence being said than you think. You only assume you were correct because you also listened with half an ear to their explanation. permalink fedilink source parent [–] HeroHelck@lemmy.dbzer0.com -2 points 8 months ago* ADHD is having difficulty focusing. Not really very accurate, but go off. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 months ago (3 children) ADHD is having difficulty focusing. Isn't it more having difficulty focusing for extended periods? I'd say the phenomenon is more hyperfocusing long enough to figure out the point, and then getting frustrated as the speaker takes a long time to illustrate that point. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 10 points 8 months ago* (2 children) Isn’t it more having difficulty focusing for extended periods? According to OP, they can't even make it to the end of a sentence. shrug I’d say the phenomenon is more hyperfocusing long enough to figure out the point, and then getting frustrated as the speaker takes a long time to illustrate that point. I definitely get feeling annoyed when someone rambles. And I get tuning out when a work presentation or a school lecture drags on. And I get feeling frustrated when a conversation or discussion is sidelined by minutiae. But the "Um, aktuly, I don't need to listen to this because I already know the answer" shit is extremely toxic behavior that inevitably sets people up to fail. If you've ever had to deal with student drivers before, it's the way someone responds moments before they bend a fender. Getting Overwhelmed is entirely different from Knowing The Answer In Advance. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 3 points 8 months ago (1 child) I think you're conflating a separate issue with the phenomenon OP depicted in the meme. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Honytawk@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 8 months ago You assumed wrong ... again. The only thing you are doing is proving their point. You understand less from the sentence being said than you think. You only assume you were correct because you also listened with half an ear to their explanation. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 10 points 8 months ago* (2 children) Isn’t it more having difficulty focusing for extended periods? According to OP, they can't even make it to the end of a sentence. shrug I’d say the phenomenon is more hyperfocusing long enough to figure out the point, and then getting frustrated as the speaker takes a long time to illustrate that point. I definitely get feeling annoyed when someone rambles. And I get tuning out when a work presentation or a school lecture drags on. And I get feeling frustrated when a conversation or discussion is sidelined by minutiae. But the "Um, aktuly, I don't need to listen to this because I already know the answer" shit is extremely toxic behavior that inevitably sets people up to fail. If you've ever had to deal with student drivers before, it's the way someone responds moments before they bend a fender. Getting Overwhelmed is entirely different from Knowing The Answer In Advance. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 3 points 8 months ago (1 child) I think you're conflating a separate issue with the phenomenon OP depicted in the meme. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Honytawk@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 8 months ago You assumed wrong ... again. The only thing you are doing is proving their point. You understand less from the sentence being said than you think. You only assume you were correct because you also listened with half an ear to their explanation. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 3 points 8 months ago (1 child) I think you're conflating a separate issue with the phenomenon OP depicted in the meme. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Honytawk@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 8 months ago You assumed wrong ... again. The only thing you are doing is proving their point. You understand less from the sentence being said than you think. You only assume you were correct because you also listened with half an ear to their explanation. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Honytawk@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 8 months ago You assumed wrong ... again. The only thing you are doing is proving their point. You understand less from the sentence being said than you think. You only assume you were correct because you also listened with half an ear to their explanation. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HeroHelck@lemmy.dbzer0.com -2 points 8 months ago* ADHD is having difficulty focusing. Not really very accurate, but go off. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] fodor@lemmy.zip 1 point 8 months ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 1 point 8 months ago You've misunderstood. I'm still listening, I'm just frustrated. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 1 point 8 months ago You've misunderstood. I'm still listening, I'm just frustrated. permalink fedilink source parent