Fellow Hexbearians,
I was thinking about how embarrassing it is to ask questions about things that seem obvious, so why not make a thread here? We can pool our understanding and clear up any misconceptions we picked up living in a world not built for neurodiverse people.
Ask questions about things you don't understand that might seem obvious. If there are things you do understand in someone else's question, please do so and help clear it up.
I ask that we ask and answer questions sincerely. This is a discussion about confusion and trying to understand. I think it would feel safer if we don't think we're being mocked or trolled.
I'll put a comment in the thread to get things rolling.
Im pretty good with quotes if I enjoy the source material. Mind you I talk with myself and repeat the things I want to say and how I want to say them. I often plan my day/weeks outloud. Or I prep that way for talking with people about certain topics.
If I need to buy many things like at a supermarket for dinner for example I simply make a physical shopping list before I go shopping. That way I dont forget anything.
No idea how people remember stuff that isnt "important to them" though im with you on that. Like I have a ton of knowledge about things I care about. But If Im not invested in something I find it busywork to remember stuff as well.
It's funny, I don't talk out loud a lot because I grew up with eavesdroppers. I've considered doing it to practice what I'm going to say or to plan things out. I listen to audiobooks more than read, so maybe it'll help me figure out how to sort some stuff.
And I guess shopping lists are fine. I just sometimes see movies where characters memorize crazy minute details. I know it's fiction, but I never know a good baseline.
Me when someone wants to play another new boardgame with complicated rules only once.