Adjacent to this is either A) info dumping and feeling the other person start zoning out, or (possibly worse) B) info dumping and feeling yourself start zoning out mid-sentence.
As a certified Random Guy With ADD™️, I can confirm, I zoned out writing this sentence.
I forgot whatever you said and can’t muster the strength to look up to re-read whatever you said but probably both and now I’m worrying that whatever I’m typing doesn’t apply at all so I’m kind of between “both” and “(n)either” just to be in the clear I don’t even remember if I even read whatever you said in the first place at all.
This took me multiple minutes to type out I’m just so incapable today.
I find this only happens with certain people who talk too much and just overload me with details. Just hit me with the major summaries of whatever you’re trying to say, if I care enough, I’ll dig deeper and ask for details. Otherwise, I just find myself fading in and out with people who give me too much backstory and detail before they ever get to the point.
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