Curing attention deficit disorder(thehindu.com)
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Curing attention deficit disorder
http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/columns/greg-chappel/curing-crickets-attention-deficit-disorder/article4769944.ece
2 comments
You cannot cure ADD or ADHD. Not with our current drugs, and not with any known cognitive therapy. The article (and particularly its title) belittles those with the disorder, perhaps without meaning to do so, but it does it all the same. I understand the author was simply trying to put a name to a sub-clinical societal trend they have noticed, but they should not have used the name of a real and tragic disorder. Still, I found it to be an interesting and thought provoking read.
the original title is "Curing cricket's attention deficit disorder"... this title is misleading
I agree, but having said that, the message is still relevant.
When programing we need to concentrate for long periods of time. For some people that comes easily, especially when immersed in a problem. For others it's less easy.
What this article advocates is not to try to focus intently all the time, but to muster the focus when it matters. To allow oneself to relax, to wander, to meander, and then to apply a laser-like concentration just when it matters.
So the lesson is relevant. More, putting the "correct" title on the submission is likely to have people understandably skip over it, even though the point of the article is more widely applicable than just in cricket.
When programing we need to concentrate for long periods of time. For some people that comes easily, especially when immersed in a problem. For others it's less easy.
What this article advocates is not to try to focus intently all the time, but to muster the focus when it matters. To allow oneself to relax, to wander, to meander, and then to apply a laser-like concentration just when it matters.
So the lesson is relevant. More, putting the "correct" title on the submission is likely to have people understandably skip over it, even though the point of the article is more widely applicable than just in cricket.