I’m pretty much like that. My memory works from the generic towards the details, and has trouble recalling them without a way of getting there.
I have a great amount of interesting stories to tell, but when people prompt me for examples I often blank and give general answers like these. That’s often taken as that I don’t have anything interesting to share (or don’t want to), but if you ask me follow up questions I’ll recall more and more and make connections to other topics.
A friend of mine is the opposite, they can say “I’ll have to tell you about my weekend…” and then talk 5 minutes nonstop, whereas with me it’s more like a constant stream of exchanging thoughts back and forth.
In my experience, people of both conversation styles usually tend to stay among their own and don’t mingle a lot, because it can be hard to combine them. But it’s like most differences, it can be made work by exposure and mutual respect.
I’m pretty much like that. My memory works from the generic towards the details, and has trouble recalling them without a way of getting there.
I have a great amount of interesting stories to tell, but when people prompt me for examples I often blank and give general answers like these. That’s often taken as that I don’t have anything interesting to share (or don’t want to), but if you ask me follow up questions I’ll recall more and more and make connections to other topics.
A friend of mine is the opposite, they can say “I’ll have to tell you about my weekend…” and then talk 5 minutes nonstop, whereas with me it’s more like a constant stream of exchanging thoughts back and forth.
In my experience, people of both conversation styles usually tend to stay among their own and don’t mingle a lot, because it can be hard to combine them. But it’s like most differences, it can be made work by exposure and mutual respect.