N.A.D.D.

Just FYI – N.A.D.D. has nothing to do with nads.

Anyways, in my many internet travels, I ran across this article. For those of you too lazy to read the article, it bascially talks about Nerd Attention Deficiency Disorder and how to self-diagnose yourself. One of the first thing he asks you is this: “How many things are you doing right now in addition to reading this column?” Let’s see:

- I have my work email client running.
- Firefox with at least six tabs going (typically): This site, the forum, my Yahoo email, my FSU email, my online classes site, a news site or two, and some more for online research I’m doing for work.
- Microsoft Management Console running with it open to Active Directory tools and two or three SQL databases.
- SQL Query Analyzer with three different SQL scripts I’m working on.
- Visual Basic.
- Two instances of notepad for jotting down notes and backup snippets of code.
- Visio for a flowchart.
- Terminal Server client to our websever.
- Finally, I’ve got my iPod going on in the background.
- Oh, I also have desktop widgets for rotating pictures of Kari and me, a binary clock, and the current weather.

Seriously, like the guy said, I can’t function unless I have all that going. I can also remember my mom coming into my room when I was in high school and wondering how I could study with my music going. It just helps me to block everything out. The funny thing is that I still do that. Open school book = iTunes Party Shuffle.

Sadly, the “rapid fire content delivery in short, clever, punch phrases” has ruined me. When I sit down at home to study, I realize that I’m stuck with one source of content and that’s it. Just me and the book. That’s probably why I look like I’m on valuum or ritalin when I study. It takes a tad bit more concentration and focus. That’s also the reason why I don’t dabble in RSS Feeds. Can you imagine it…instant notification of a website being updated…from all over the web. Must…resist…

At any rate, I am a card carrying member of N.A.D.D.

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