renewal
greengabbro | February 29, 2008This post from Female Science Professor, about watching a colleague with ADD work, has been stuck in my head for the past couple of days:
So now he just lives with it and, although he hates his inability to focus, if he keeps going back to his original activity, even if he can't sustain that activity for more than a few minutes, he gets things done. In fact, he gets a lot done. He published 10 papers last year and wrote at least 2 successful grant proposals. And he is very well informed about the news and weather.
I don't have ADD, but I identify with many of the symptoms. I think this is a…