For a long time I was confused by two seemingly separate pieces of information.
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The majority of people I seem to interact with seem to act like communications are effortless. “Just pick up the phone”. “It’s just an email”.
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Most communications I get are terrible. Like, the number of times I need to restrain myself from typing “as I mentioned in the email below” is insane, or how often I send an email with a bulleted list of issues that need to be addressed and the response only addresses a fraction of them while the rest are ignores.
Then I realized that most people are stupid, casual, and oblivious. They put very little effort into communications, so while they seem so easy and effortless they are harming the quality of that communication.
Average neurodivergent-neurotypical interaction:
I always say: if it’s worth doing a half assed job, it’s worth stressing out about for days
To your second point:
how often I send an email with a bulleted list of issues that need to be addressed and the response only addresses a fraction of them while the rest are ignores.
I typically will reply with just the bulleted points they didn’t address and then keep sending it with less and less bullets until either they answer all points or stop replying… after the third or fourth reminder email. I make sure the previous emails are in the string and never change the title.
Which is why I just call in a meeting. Yes im one of those people. It’s just easier to get things done by putting people in the spot.
this is a good point. people don’t think about it, so it doesn’t bother them
One of the most common problems with communication is that many people believe it is easy. There is a reason professional communication courses exist
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When there was only one set of footprints in the sand its because you were strong enough to walk alone
Or it’s because they walk single-file to hide their numbers.
And these blast marks, too accurate for sand people. Only Imperial Stormtroopers are so precise.
Maybe one of them was Good King Wenceslas.
I’m one of God’s weak soldiers and I relate, although I’m sure He wouldn’t mock our weakness, lol. This is why it’s important to be empathetic and have a softer approach to people as much as we can afford it!
Do not compare your vs others ability when you’re operating with a different set of tools.
Starting a fire with a hand drill is a much bigger job than with a blow torch.
Challenge accepted
Just like asking someone with a walker to run around the block.
Maybe the “battle” and “soldier” memes are an outgrowth of the military industrial complex, and just maybe we’d be better off abandoning them.
Oh fuck it’s the lemmy shitpost police
dude, that’s outgrowth of law enforcement, maybe we’re better off abandoning the analogy
