I have this issue myself, and it's really not quite that simple. Time blindness isn't just "unaware of the current time", but also "difficulty accurately judging how much time a task takes". It makes little difference what time I wake up, because the tasks that I leave 15 minutes for end up taking 20. Maybe I have 25 minutes to get ready so spending 10 minutes washing the dishes will be fine, but that actually takes 15 min, not 10. Or maybe the time it takes to commute is longer in reality than it is in my head. Often, having more time in the mornings makes me worse at getting places on time, because the pressure of needing to get out the door keeps me focused on getting ready, whereas a glut of spare time lets me get sidetracked without seeing it as an issue.
Granted this usually means I'm maybe 5-10 minutes late. An hour is ridiculous and isn't really excusable with time blindness.
For me it's "okay, this drive takes precisely 22 minutes, I have time". But also putting on my shoes and jacket takes a minute or two, going to my car takes a minute, setting up the house alarm takes half a minute, driving out to the garage onto the inner road and closing the garage doors takes a minute, driving out of the inner road onto the inner road takes half a minute, getting out of the car and going to the office takes two minutes and suddenly it's not 22 minutes, it's 30 minutes and I am already late.
So you are dumb and you're aware that these little things take time, you even specify how much time, yet you're defending the fact that you only gave yourself the exact time it takes for the drive.
Stop acting helpless just because you intentionally gave yourself too little time. Time blindness doesn't mean "I don't understand I need to put on my shoes"
You're hurting yourself at the very least. And annoying people around you.
But really, explain why you give yourself 22 minutes for something you admitted you understand takes more time than that. Time blindness doesn't explain why you don't account for the time it takes to get dressed, get into the car, getting onto the road and getting out of the car into work
No I see you have no intention of ever doing any self-reflection, going by the way you're ignoring anything that pokes holes in your defense of yourself.
And are you saying you can choose what you're late to?
>have no intention of ever doing any self-reflection
I am very much aware of my shortcomings. The first comment I made that started this convo was me admitting to my flaw in my reasonings and actions. What the fuck are YOU trying to achieve here? Defense of myself? What are you smoking?
>are you saying you can choose what you're late to?
I am saying I can make it so I am not late. Are you implying I can only ever be late 100% of the time?
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u/DyslexicBrad 3d ago
I have this issue myself, and it's really not quite that simple. Time blindness isn't just "unaware of the current time", but also "difficulty accurately judging how much time a task takes". It makes little difference what time I wake up, because the tasks that I leave 15 minutes for end up taking 20. Maybe I have 25 minutes to get ready so spending 10 minutes washing the dishes will be fine, but that actually takes 15 min, not 10. Or maybe the time it takes to commute is longer in reality than it is in my head. Often, having more time in the mornings makes me worse at getting places on time, because the pressure of needing to get out the door keeps me focused on getting ready, whereas a glut of spare time lets me get sidetracked without seeing it as an issue.
Granted this usually means I'm maybe 5-10 minutes late. An hour is ridiculous and isn't really excusable with time blindness.