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Recent content by Nervous Rex

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    Post something Weird or Random

    Would it help you if I scream?
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    Does Clickbait Work?

    For both clickbait videos and click-through articles, I just look for keywords and google them. I can get an answer in a hundredth of the time it would take to watch a clickbait video or click through multiple ad-filled pages of some article. For that video, I just googled, “why did australia...
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    Autistic Intuition

    That’s a very interesting article. This part is especially true for me: “Autistic intuition also shows up in pattern recognition, systems thinking…” I definitely see everything as a system of rules - math, programming, games, language, etc. There are rules to socializing, too. NTs know the...
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    Famous Sayings That Changed Your Life

    Reminds me of "Don't borrow trouble", meaning don't make trouble for yourself by worrying too much about the future.
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    Famous Sayings That Changed Your Life

    My Mom told me that one so many times when I was growing up!
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    What are you looking forward to?

    Retirement. It’s between 6 and 9 years away, but I’m counting the days.
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    Famous Sayings That Changed Your Life

    "Not my pig, not my farm." Sounds stupid but it really helps me to let go of stuff that isn't my fault and isn't my problem. "In every relationship, the only thing you can change is yourself." You cannot change other people. You can change how you react to them and how you interact with them...
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    Hi, I’m new here and was diagnosed in my early to mid 30s

    Welcome, @PurpleButterfly! I hope you find this forum as welcoming and helpful as I have.
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    Eulalia of the day: Jiu-jitsu Shih Tzu

    Eulalia of the day: Jiu-jitsu Shih Tzu
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    Does Clickbait Work?

    That's awesome!
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    Does Clickbait Work?

    Clickbait might not work on you as well as on others, according to this article: Why Advertising Falls Flat in Individuals With Autism Most relevant text from the article:
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    I realize one reason why I have been so obsessed with past transgressions.

    I think that's the only solution. If you tell yourself, "Don't think about <some negative thing>", it's going to be all you think about. If you try to think about nothing, your subconscious will choose something random for you. I usually have a small list of good things to try to think about...
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    This is a non sequitur, but when I think about all the historical figures who are oddballs in...

    This is a non sequitur, but when I think about all the historical figures who are oddballs in one sense or another, I remember this quote: "Reasonable people adapt themselves to their environment. Unreasonable people attempt to adapt their environment to themselves. Therefore, all progress is...
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    Moses Proposes Moses proposes his own diagnosis But Moses proposes erroneously, For Moses'...

    Moses Proposes Moses proposes his own diagnosis But Moses proposes erroneously, For Moses' diagnosis is one of psychosis, But Moses is actually just ASD. I think I like this version better. Both are contrafacta of the original Moses Supposes.
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    Share good puns and jokes.

    A Zen Buddhist walks up to a hot dog vendor and says, "Make me one with everything." He gets his hot dog and gives the vendor $10, then asks for change. The vendor says, "Change must come from within."
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