Trying looking at a sign or a sentence directly without reading it.

If I am fluent with the langauge and alphabet I kinda just start reading the words automatically.

I can't tell myself to not read.

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[–] 132 points 1 year ago (7 children)
  • [–] 21 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    I accidently followed the instructions perfectly.

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  • [–] 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Sometime during my processing of the bottom 3, I realized I shouldn't even look at the top line. I still haven't read it.

    You said some shit about me, didn't you?

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Nope, I read the top second cause I thought I should start from the top

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  • [–] 36 points 1 year ago

    That's why advertising is harassment

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  • [–] 29 points 1 year ago

    You are in luck, as your eyes get older they add their own blur effect.

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  • [–] 26 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    Is this a good opportunity to introduce everyone to my obsession with not being able to consent to have public advertisements or sudden, unannounced advertisements hijack my brain from whatever i was trying to think?

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  • [–] 21 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    if it's less than ~10 words yes

    if it's more words my ADHD psychic shield of "i aint readin all a' that" kicks in

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  • [–] 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (5 children)

    There's this meme in argentina were people write "puto el que lee" that translate kinda to "gay who read".

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago* (2 children)

    It's even harder to ignore people who are talking to you, or are just talking loudly in general.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago

    Speak for yourself, person who doesn't require glasses.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago*

    I have seen plenty of signs and things I didn't actually read. That's how I end up missing exits on the freeway. 🤷‍♂️

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Some people can, some people can't.

    Don't assume what you do is normal for anyone else.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    Don't do this while driving, but if you are a passenger in a car, focus on the traffic, the car in front of you, but NOT the license plate. You generally can't read it. You get a sense that there's a 'G' in there, but can't figure it out until you focus on the plate. The brain is funny that way.

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