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authorNicholas Johnson <mail@nicholasjohnson.ch>2025-02-05 00:00:00 +0000
committerNicholas Johnson <mail@nicholasjohnson.ch>2025-02-05 00:00:00 +0000
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I think the lower tendency for bias in autistic people gives us an increased capacity to recall uncomfortable facts, integrate them into our worldview, and act on them. I won't mention any specific people, but if you look at the high profile autistic people out there, some of them became well known simply for acknowledging harsh truths and changing their behavior accordingly as opposed to ignoring the truth for convenience's sake like most people do.
### Special Interest Memory
-My strongest memory strength is anything related to my special interests. If I'm interested enough in something, I don't forget it and if I do, it takes minimal priming to recover it. I have an interest in computer security and I'm able to recall very long passphrases even after months of not entering them. I'm never worried about forgetting them, because my long-term memory with regards to special interests is intact.
+My strongest memory strength is anything related to my special interests. If I'm interested enough in something, I don't forget it and if I do, it takes minimal priming to recover it. I have an interest in computer security and I'm able to recall very long passphrases even after months of not entering them. I'm never worried about forgetting them, because my long-term memory in regard to special interests is intact.
## Front of the Class
There's a [movie](https://libremdb.iket.me/title/tt1292594) and a [book](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/788452.Front_of_the_Class) about neurological differences which I'd like to share. It's based on the true story of a teacher with Tourette Syndrome named Brad Cohen. The movie and book are titled "Front of the Class". The movie does a good job of depicting how education leads to empathy, but it also does a good job of showing that not everyone is open to being educated. Many people are ignorant and content in their ignorance. That adversity is something all neurodiverse people have to learn to deal with.
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The problem is that everybody wants to be successful in life, according to whatever their definition of success is, but they don't want to fail first. We all know why. Failure can be embarrassing. But success and failure are like yin and yang. They always go together. So there are basically two strategies for goal-pursuit in life:
-The first is to do nothing with regards to your goal. It might seem like a dumb strategy since you'll never succeed in that goal, but it has a major benefit that's often overlooked: you never face the embarrassment of failure. You can't be criticized or mocked for decisions you never make. So you don't allow yourself to fail at anything others may judge you for, but you end up with major regret later in life.
+The first is to do nothing in regard to your goal. It might seem like a dumb strategy since you'll never succeed in that goal, but it has a major benefit that's often overlooked: you never face the embarrassment of failure. You can't be criticized or mocked for decisions you never make. So you don't allow yourself to fail at anything others may judge you for, but you end up with major regret later in life.
The second strategy is to attempt your goal and risk making mistakes, failure, and embarrassment. Other people may mock you, ridicule you, and try to discourage you, but you resolve to try despite all that. Every time you fail, you learn from your mistakes. As time goes on, you grow a thicker skin. The naysayers don't bother you as much. You stop fearing your own failure. And even if you don't ultimately achieve all of your goal, you still develop resilience, gain confidence, and you don't live the rest of your life wondering "What if I had tried?"
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## Don't Blindly Trust Others
The first thing is not to blindly trust everything others say. Ask yourself "Does what they're saying make sense? Is it consistent with other things they've said? Is it consistent with their own motivations? Can I verify it? Do their friends know about it or believe it?" Just ask questions.
-If you catch someone in a lie, figure out what sorts of things they lie about. There are different types of liars. Do they lie all the time or only in regards to this one thing? Are they lying to keep a secret? Do they admit to lying when called out on it?
+If you catch someone in a lie, figure out what sorts of things they lie about. There are different types of liars. Do they lie all the time or only in regard to this one thing? Are they lying to keep a secret? Do they admit to lying when called out on it?
I consider lying/deception a serious breach of trust. If someone lies to me even once, I'm skeptical of everything they say after. If they don't stop lying, I cut them off. There's no point being in a relationship with someone who constantly feeds you bullshit. It's not a real relationship.