Personal answers from a spacey SWE: > don't have some level of clarity in their train of thought and speech When I am working on a software project, especiall

Personal answers from a spacey SWE: > don't have some level of clarity in their train of thought and speech When I am working on a software project, especially a big one, a lot of my brain power is dedicated to holding a mental model of how it works, how the pieces fit together, and what the variables are. Even while I'm not working, a large block of my mental capacity is occupied. In the most extreme cases, I've had trouble coherently communicating/finishing sentences. > generally over-complicate matters by wandering off to other related subjects and extending the scope of the discussion Sometimes when I start answering a question, my brain will follow a series of thoughts and free associations. Part way into an answer I'll have forgotten what the question was. This probably ties into the above, but it's also just how my mind works. This might be a common trait amongst developers?