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Fifty (or so) Great Things About ADD
By Bob Seay
Entertain your friends with witty one-liners and sharp come backs. ·
Insomnia makes for more time to stay up and surf the net! · The drive of Hyper-focus ·
Two words: Chat Addiction ·
Hyperactivity+Creativity+ a Compulsive Libido= One Popular Guy on Dates ·
Resilience ·
Can meet someone, fall deeply in love, marry, fight, hate and divorce
all in about 35 minutes or less ·
Sparkling personality ·
Drop names like Edison, Einstein, Walt Disney and Beethoven in conversations ·
Can fixate on one object while the rest of the world goes right down the toilet ·
Can see all of your wordly possessions at one time.. because they are all over the floor · Tends to be very generous with money, time and resources. · flexible · ENTHUSIASTIC ·
innovative · A strong sense of what isFAIR · Willing to take a Risk · Alert ·
Eager ·
creative · provides original ideas ·
or isn't afraid to steal them. ·
Make far reaching analogies that no one else understands.
Write them off as "Deep Thoughts" · Theoretical · Abstract Thinkers · Spontaneous · Always Hopeful · Keeps business meetings lively · The Mind of a Pentium - with only 2Mgs of RAM · Aesthetically oriented ·
Pleasantly and constantly surprised by finding clothing you had forgotten about. · Able to tie seemingly unrelated ideas together · Funny · Able to see The Big Picture while others stumble around in the dark. · Independent · Demands to know WHY? · Last of the ROMANTICS · Has a wide variety of interests ·
Good conversationalist ·
Qualify for bulk rate mail on tax returns because you have at least 24 W-2's attached. · At IQs of 160 and above, virtually all people have ADD symptoms · An innately better understanding of intuitive technologies such as computers · In class popularity contests, always voted "Most Entertaining" · "Most Energetic" · and "Most likely to Self Immolate" · Great Improvisors · Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound (did you actually read that?) · Honestly believes that anything is possible · Great at Extemporaneous Speaking · Quickly assimilates new information · Usually a little smarter than the average bear · Willing to "step out in faith" · Rarely satisfied with the status quo · Empathetic · Can easily replace missing childhood photos with panels from "Calvin & Hobbes" · Pleasantly and constantly surprised by finding money you had forgotten about. · Blows up, but then usually recovers quickly · An unstoppable dynamo of human energy · Doesn't know when to quit · Intuitive · Compassionate · Persistant · Spunky · Hidden TALENT · Closely attuned to the moods of those around them · Pleasantly and constantly surprised by finding spouses you had forgotten about. · ADD is especially common among artists, musicians, and other creative people · Can always be depended upon to provide a different perspective · Visionary · An Individualist · Many successful entrepreneurs exhibit ADD behaviors · A greater tolerance for Chaos · Provides job security for writers of Spell Check programs · Will fight for what they believe in · Excellent motivators of others · Highly organized, punctual and generally responsible (OK, so I lied) ·
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