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How do I deal with people not reading things? (lemmy.sdf.org)

submitted 7 months ago by PM_ME_VINTAGE_30S@lemmy.sdf.org to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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I'm autistic. This problem shows up for me all over the place, to the point that I typically don't recommend reading anymore except when strictly necessary. However, it is showing up now because I'm working with people on a project (and generally everyone I have worked with at school so far) who will not read, particularly documentation for tools and programs, data sheets, and application notes. How do I get people "up to speed" if they refuse to read the things I send them?

Some concepts are simply too complex or too lengthy for me to explain correctly in a real conversation. It's really the fact that nobody seems to want to read in any field of endeavor suggests that it's something wrong with me and how I perceive things.

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[–] PM_ME_VINTAGE_30S@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 7 months ago

I have a coworker who's very likely autistic and his type of working is, writing down everything. also lacks a filter of what information is important and which isn't.

This is figuratively me, because yeah I'm autistic and I personally have a dogshit memory. To that end, I've not shown them like 90% of my notes.

This might be useful if you have a super complex project and important scientific workflows where you're highly urged to not do mistakes, but otherwise it's way too much.

See that's the thing though, we really are working on a super complex project where we really can't afford to make mistakes.

Have you tried to be brief?

Yeah I have. I guess not brief enough.

Maybe throw the text into chatGPT and compare a condensed result with your own?

I'll give that a shot!

Also btw, if you're really autistic, then your brain literally works different, compared to how most other people process information and sensory impressions.

Yes I am actually autistic, and I'm aware my brain works different. That's why I decided to get other people's perspectives on the matter.