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Subject:Re: Education for tech writers From:Jo Francis Byrd <jbyrd -at- byrdwrites -dot- com> To:BlaineBachman -at- bia -dot- gov Date:Thu, 23 Mar 2000 10:22:08 -0600
You tryin' to say, Blaine, we don't concentrate on only one thing at a time and get
distracted easily?
Jo (Miss - or is that MS? - can't sit still for more than two seconds)
BlaineBachman -at- bia -dot- gov wrote:
> Tom Murrell pointed out:
>
> "Flunked out of college...twice. Enlisted in the Air Force
> ..
> I went back to school
> ..
> Left the service and got a job as an Analyst/Programmer
> ..
> Eventually went back to school and got 2 English Literature degrees
> ..
> Went back to the company
> ..
> Left there and went freelance. Did consulting tech writing. Finally
> landed
> my current job."
>
> Which confirms my suspicions that most successful contractors have ADD (and
> maybe the real noisy ones are ADHD) (g).
>
> -Blaine (contractor and self-diagnosed ADD "victim" himself)
