Posted by harry b. on June 23, 2000, at 1:14:44
In reply to Re: Jack of all trades ADD? me 2, posted by Johnturner77 on June 22, 2000, at 14:30:08
Wayne & John-
I've not been dx with ADD, but the more I learn
about it I wonder.In school were you told that you had great potential
if you would just pay attention and apply yourself?Or, your SATs would get you into the college of
your choice if only you had better grades?Or, in college, when all I wanted was an assoc. degree
I allowed my advisor to talk me into going for a
BA because "it was a shame to waste my potential",
only to drop out after 2 yrs. It wasn't until 10yrs
later that I did get an assoc. degree.At 50yrs old (in a few months) I've had countless
jobs. A number of them lasted less than 1yr, a few
lasted 2 or 3 yrs. My current one, if I'm able to
keep it, and that I've come to despise, has lasted
over 7yrs. That's hard for me to believe.Have you ever looked at a person, blue or white
collar, who has worked at the same job for 20
or 30yrs, always on time, never missing a day, and
wonder how the hell they do it? I can't fathom it.
Although, in my belief system, I admire them. Especially
the blue collar workers, in factories and ditches,
and the waitresses who smile and remember your name,
each one of them working, doing their best, supporting
themselves and their families and putting their
children through school. Each doing their duty.I don't possess that temperament. I like to play
hooky, stay in bed all day, read a novel, go sailing
or flying, daydream, fish all afternoon and really
not care if I catch anything, go to a secluded spot
and sunbathe nude. *note-sometimes that 'secluded
spot' isn't so secluded after all-beware*I like doing those things, but I can't escape a
sense of guilt or conflict with my beliefs for not
being able to be a model employee. Is it ADD, laziness,
apathy, or simply escape?I do not know.
hb
poster:harry b.
thread:38119
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