I didn’t realize this wasn’t normal… I always considered it “thinking a few steps ahead.” As explained it is connected, it’s just a few steps away.
I’ve done this many times, but I reflect on what I’m going to say first so I pretty much always recognize that just coming out with the final thought is strange so I explain how I got to where I want to be first and then I ask the question or say the thing lol
It feels like describing 7 degrees of Kevin bacon but for your train of thought.
“Then I clicked on this link which took me to the page on been stings, then I clicked on the link for insects with stingers”…etc
I didn’t realize this wasn’t normal… I always considered it “thinking a few steps ahead.” As explained it is connected, it’s just a few steps away.
I’ve done this many times, but I reflect on what I’m going to say first so I pretty much always recognize that just coming out with the final thought is strange so I explain how I got to where I want to be first and then I ask the question or say the thing lol
Associative thinking is very normal. This is just another post in the ongoing trend of common things being called out as divergent.
It feels like describing 7 degrees of Kevin bacon but for your train of thought. “Then I clicked on this link which took me to the page on been stings, then I clicked on the link for insects with stingers”…etc