| 12/02/2005 |
FEEL GOOD INC.
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This article didn't really make me question if I have Adult ADD. It made me question why more people aren't diagnosed.
Let's take a look at what you can see most people doing in the average day. Driving down the street you can easily spot dozens of people on their cell phones, searching for items on floor or backseat, reapplying make-up, even cutting their hair.
It is not uncommon to have the TV or radio on while cooking at home. For those who have kids, ADD is called parenting. You have to monitor you infant, while doing all the things you'd normally be doing anyway. House cleaning. Grocery shopping. Talking on the phone.
At work you can be bombarded by questions from coworkers, incoming email, phone calls. It never ends.
Is it any wonder more people don't have a diagnosis of Adult ADD?
At my last job, it was a learnable skill. It was crucial. If you had a suicidal caller on the phone, you had to gather necessary identifying information. Relay this information concisely to your supervisor. Win your game of solitare. Try and finish your take-out before it got cold. AND keep the caller from doing something harmful.
Some of what was done was a tension reliever. Being able to read a magazine while talking to a girl who was going through a break-up was a way to make sure you didn't get swept up in their drama. You could keep a level head about the situation on your phone if you had a People magazine giving you the scoop on Jenifer Aniston.
Even those, that hadn't mastered multitasking on calls had mastered being able to switch gears at a moments notice. A 'professional' could be regaling the room with the latest story about her toddler's adventures in potty training, halfway through her story answer a call, talk for ten minutes, hang up, and pick the story right back up where she left off without so much as even skipping a beat. The people listening would usually be just as good at remember when she left off and not need clarification or a recap of any kind.
In today's society it seems like we are almost used to having to juggle more balls at any given time. Many jobs require focus on more than one issue. It's a fact of life. Many people have more to do in just as much or less time than our parents might have had.
In the time that I wrote this entry. Listened to Cyndi Lauper & Sarah McLachlan sign "Time After Time". I ate lunch. Answered a couple emails and chatted with my co-workers. |
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I posted this @ 12/02/2005 10:53:00 AM.............Need a link?..........
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