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Tidbits for Summer, 2009
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Ted Meyer's "Scarred for Life, Monoprints of Human Scars" series chronicles those events that suddenly changed people's lives.
View the catalogue of these prints here: http://tedmeyer.com/scar_scar.php. (There is a link to the pdf catalogue at the bottom on the right.)
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10 Benefits of Having Attention Deficit Disorder
1. Compassion. People with ADD have a tremendous power to connect with other people. But it goes a step further than that. We also have an advanced ability to empathize with others, and to see many different perspectives.
TV personality Ty Pennington, host of TV's Extreme Home Makeover, has ADD.
2. Creativity. I've never met an ADDer who wasn't creative! Writers, painters, musicians, film makers, designers, sculptors, comedians - the list goes on! Artistic talents are abundant.
Musician Justin Timberlake has ADD.
3. Drive. When an ADDer is bored with a task, completing it can seem like torture. But give an ADDer an interesting project to work on and watch out! When we want to succeed, and we have the necessary tools to do so, there is no stopping us!
Olympic Gold Medalist and record-breaker Michael Phelps has ADD.
4. Problem Solving Ability. ADDers thrive on solving problems and puzzles. Give us an interesting problem to solve and we won't be able to drop it until we've found the solution!
Important historical inventors such as Thomas Edison is believed to have had ADD.
5. Hyper-Focus. The ability to hyper-focus is something that we ADDers can use to our advantage. When kept under control and directed towards productive tasks, like accomplishing goals and living dreams, it can be an incredible asset that allows us to get the job done, and done well!
David Neeleman, Founder and former CEO of Jet Blue Airways, has ADD.
6. Sense of Humor/Comedic Flair. Most ADDers love to laugh, and many also have a knack for making others laugh!
Famous comedian Howie Mandel has ADD.
7. Resiliency. There's no denying that even though there are many great qualities that come along with ADD, there are also challenges. But ADDers have an incredible ability to bounce back from those challenges.
Chef and Food Network star Tyler Florence has ADD.
8. Intuition. ADDers have a sharp sense of intuition. This may be due to highly tuned levels of perception, or great insight into the human mind, or something else that we have yet to understand. Whatever the reason, it's a very useful gift!
9. Idea Generating. ADDers are wonderful idea generators. We don't usually like to be bothered with details, but we can come up with ideas at lightning speed! We're a true asset in brainstorming meetings!
Entrepreneur Richard Branson of the Virgin empire has ADD.
10. That "Special Something". Many ADDers feel that they have a unique way of looking at the world, a perspective that others just don't understand. That is, until the ADDer meets other people with ADD! You might say that we're on our own wavelength!
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