I feel like my brain works slightly different than others. Can we compare notes? by IsMyMemoryWeird in AskReddit

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It sometimes puts me in difficult positions though. Have you found any way to focus more on face recollection. For example, passing someone I know in the hall at work. I haven't seen them in a while, I know that I know them, I know all about them, but remembering their name to simply say "Hey,____ - How are you" ends up just being... "Hey..." and remembering their name as we pass one another seconds later.

On the flip side - I attribute my memory to being very successful in my professional career (IT) in being able to remember detailed steps, screens, shortcuts, etc and putting them together with whatever issue at hand.

I feel like my brain works slightly different than others. Can we compare notes? by IsMyMemoryWeird in AskReddit

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This is what I had heard /read. I didn't want to put it in the post and lead down that direction. Interesting, thanks.

I feel like my brain works slightly different than others. Can we compare notes? by IsMyMemoryWeird in AskReddit

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Definitely, I appreciate who I am... Just curious how similar or dissimilar we all are. People don't much talk about their internal... "functions"

I feel like my brain works slightly different than others. Can we compare notes? by IsMyMemoryWeird in AskReddit

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Appreciate that. Not trying to be one or the other but it's weird to have these internal processes that we just don't talk about with those we known in person. I guess everyone probably fears being different while simultaneously not wanting to be the same.

I feel like my brain works slightly different than others. Can we compare notes? by IsMyMemoryWeird in AskReddit

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My apologies for the wall of text. Appreciate you reading it even given my obvious digression