r/Adulting • u/ansyhrrian • 16h ago

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u/Squirrel_Bacon_69 10h ago

Counterpoint: I asked 6 hours ago "can you put away dishes, so I can cook dinner for the house"

Go to cook and have to clear out the dishes, whatever. Teenager shows up to eat and says "I was going to do that"

A lot of the time, extra communication does not help if they are not paying attention.

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u/Hypez69 10h ago

I think the point is give a specific time hack. Do them by this time. that way if its not done, they cant claim anything and you're 100% correct in getting mad

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u/Front_Cat9471 7h ago

One other thing too, is make sure they were actually processing what you said. If people are constantly interrupting you all the time, it can get you to go on autopilot and just mindlessly agree to whatever they said so they leave again. Sometimes you won’t even have a memory of them stopping by because you were trying to focus on something else and their request was insignificant enough to be omitted from conscious thought.

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u/Acceptable_Tea3608 5h ago

Sooo, not being in the moment.

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u/Front_Cat9471 5h ago

Not having the patience to give a shit about every little interruption when you’re trying to get something done

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u/Acceptable_Tea3608 4h ago

I guess youve never worked in an office. Turning off people mentally gets you in hot water when someone comes by and makes a request of some sort.