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[–] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 3 days ago (2 children)

This is interesting because I'm diagnosed with ADHD, but I'd rather have way too much to read even useless information, as long as I have every single bit of information I need for the task with minimal guessing required

[–] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 days ago

I'd have to do two passes and spend the first one highlighting the actual important stuff

[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Same. My anxiety about doing the task wrong is so distracting that clear instructions helps sooth the symptoms.