Most of us have heard the saying: "He has the attention span of a gnat!." While many people take offense, I would gladly accept the complement. Yes, these little buggers could be the poster children of an ADHD campaign. But if you have 4 months to live, wouldn't you have a purpose so calculated that every step would be more mapped out than the human genome? These pesky blood suckers have two things to accomplish in life: eat and procreate. Now this should create nothing but an olympic-like drive, accompanied with a bucket full of focus. It would be like having an orgy at McDonalds for 120 days straight without succumbing to boredom (talk about a storyline for the sequel "Fast Food Nation").
Refocusing my thoughts, I think everyone has had their IQ tested. During this marathon of the brain, you are given pictures of disfigured blots of ink and asked to interpret their meaning. While you are consciously questioning the IQ of the test makers, your right prefrontal cortex is doing mental calisthenics of unknown proportions. The results vary tremendously, but they lead to a more clear understanding of your apptitude to interpret abstract meanings; hence, an ability to see a gnat that doesn't need a prescription for adderall.
What does this all add up to (more than Todd having nothing better to do between his server shifts at the Oxford but to compose drivel)? Take a moment out of our your hectic lives and look at things from another perspective. Don't allow the the concrete building blocks of our culture stand in your way of seeing things differently. It is now more than ever that we need our fearful minds to unwind from the stress that binds them and open our eyes to opportunities which lie ahead. Moreover, don't lose focus on what turns the wheels of our economy: free thinkers who take action in the face of adversity to create goods and services which feed our system and bellies. Otherwise, you might end up living the feckless life of a gnat.
Refocusing my thoughts, I think everyone has had their IQ tested. During this marathon of the brain, you are given pictures of disfigured blots of ink and asked to interpret their meaning. While you are consciously questioning the IQ of the test makers, your right prefrontal cortex is doing mental calisthenics of unknown proportions. The results vary tremendously, but they lead to a more clear understanding of your apptitude to interpret abstract meanings; hence, an ability to see a gnat that doesn't need a prescription for adderall.
What does this all add up to (more than Todd having nothing better to do between his server shifts at the Oxford but to compose drivel)? Take a moment out of our your hectic lives and look at things from another perspective. Don't allow the the concrete building blocks of our culture stand in your way of seeing things differently. It is now more than ever that we need our fearful minds to unwind from the stress that binds them and open our eyes to opportunities which lie ahead. Moreover, don't lose focus on what turns the wheels of our economy: free thinkers who take action in the face of adversity to create goods and services which feed our system and bellies. Otherwise, you might end up living the feckless life of a gnat.
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