Re:Ask HN: I often confuse words with another when I'm speak...
by le-mark on Monday February 25, 2019 @10:46PM
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I've also been guilty of this for a long time. I annoy myself, and fear I undermine my credibility when talking to peers and managers.
> I think that when I'm speaking, I want to say words faster than my brain can build a sentence.
This is the explanation I've thought of for myself many times. What I find helps is to practice mindfulness and try to listen to what I'm saying.
I recall at one job, the companies core systems database tables had really absurdly long names. I made a point of learning these names precisely. People would look at me in amazement when I would precisely rattled off the names during meetings and technical discussions. Oddly, this really helped.
> I think that when I'm speaking, I want to say words faster than my brain can build a sentence.
This is the explanation I've thought of for myself many times. What I find helps is to practice mindfulness and try to listen to what I'm saying.
I recall at one job, the companies core systems database tables had really absurdly long names. I made a point of learning these names precisely. People would look at me in amazement when I would precisely rattled off the names during meetings and technical discussions. Oddly, this really helped.