If a person says something to me but doesn't get my attention with a "hey" or similar first, queue my brain locking up and rebooting as I stammer out a response. There's my fast thinking.

[–] kusivittula@sopuli.xyz 10 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

i once tried to play alias with a few people, and even if i recognized what they were describing immediately, it took me so long to get the word loaded up that they were already in the next card... i couldn't get a word out for an hour straight.

[–] SL3wvmnas@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

I have the same problem. For me training took care of this temporary muteness under pressure. Unfortunately training took longer than my relationship who loved to play lasted, but hey, now I'm at least OK in it (and really good when I get to the zone).

[–] i_dont_want_to@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 hours ago

Any specific tips on training? Is there a name for it, or is it just general practice talking to people?

[–] justme@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

I was explaining this problem to a teacher after we were supposed to discuss a book, and I didn't get a single sentence out because it took to long to phrase it. Yeah... She had no clue what I'm talking about.

[–] SL3wvmnas@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 7 hours ago

It will get better I swear.

[–] Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 26 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

I'm hyperfocused and thinking a mile a minute, shame its not what i actually want or need to be thinking about

[–] zero_spelled_with_an_ecks@programming.dev 11 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Redlining in neutral is how I like to describe it.

[–] MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.net 2 points 7 hours ago

[–] db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 7 hours ago

Aka "working memory"

[–] shininghero@pawb.social 16 points 10 hours ago

The names are there, they just aren't linked to the memory of that persons face.

[–] Majorllama@lemmy.world 4 points 8 hours ago

I just wish I would actually remember names. My brain only seems to "save" the first letter of their name and then it just goes "well the rest of this name is clearly irrelevant data" and it just get tossed.

[–] Opinionhaver@feddit.uk 1 points 7 hours ago

Every time a customer calls I'm just staring at the name, recognizing it, but having zero clue who they are or what job I did to them in the past.