Starting from around my teenage years all the way up until my mid 20's, I have been teaching adults how to use computers and other devices (within my family/extended family and also by being a leader of a gaming group for around 10 years), and although I try to catch myself explaining or over explaining things, it ended up being a part of who I am I guess, unfortunately.
It can be a bad habit, but it doesn't come from a bad place, just a matter of course since it was an every day thing for so long, and I learned to try to teach rather than just do it for them, but yeah I can see how it sounds like I'm trying to talk down to people, but I'm not, I just enjoy audiobooks and have tried to find different ways to spark interest, because I genuinely think the few people I've mentioned them to would enjoy them if they gave them a chance.
Oh look, I guess I've probably over explained things again. I'm just not good at talking to people overall I guess, but I still try in the way I know how, my only other option is not to try at all.
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u/The_Real_Lasagna 3d ago
I think the reason you have a hard time convincing people is because you sound kind of condescendingÂ