NOT EXACTLY

IT SEEMS THAT ABSTRACTION SHAPES NOT ONLY HOW I UNDERSTAND THE WORLD BUT ALSO HOW I COMMUNICATE. WHEN I SPEAK OR EXPLAIN, MY THOUGHTS NATURALLY FORM INTO ABSTRACT IDEAS, BROAD PATTERNS, OR GENERAL THEMES. WHILE THIS HELPS ME CONVEY CONNECTIONS AND OVERARCHING CONCEPTS, IT OFTEN LEADS TO MISUNDERSTANDINGS WITH THOSE WHO PREFER PRECISE OR TECHNICAL LANGUAGE.

THE DISCONNECT IS NOT A MATTER OF CONTENT BUT OF FORM. THE DETAILS THAT I LEAVE UNSPOKEN, ASSUMING THE PATTERN SPEAKS FOR ITSELF, CAN CREATE GAPS FOR PEOPLE WHO RELY ON SPECIFICITY TO FOLLOW AN ARGUMENT OR IDEA. IT’S A CHALLENGE I CONTINUE TO NAVIGATE, ESPECIALLY IN CONTEXTS WHERE PRECISION IS VALUED ABOVE ALL.

THIS DYNAMIC MAKES ME WONDER IF ABSTRACTION IS SIMPLY HOW I PROCESS REALITY OR IF IT IS ALSO A LIMITATION IN HOW I RELATE TO OTHERS WHO SEE THE WORLD DIFFERENTLY.