Re: Teaching someone to be detail-oriented?

["Parker, Cassandra M." <CMPARKER -at- INTERMEDIA -dot- COM>]

Geoff,

Thanks for the information.  It's more valuable than you think because I've
often wondered how I could instill this quality in my son (who is the total
opposite of detail-oriented.)

See, many times the information obtained on this list goes far beyond
"work."

Thanks again,
Cassandra Parker
Sr. Technical Writer
IS Business Office
Phone: (813)829-6560
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> From:         Geoff Hart[SMTP:Geoff-h -at- mtl -dot- feric -dot- ca]
> Sent:         Tuesday, August 17, 1999 11:00 AM
> To:   TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU
> Subject:      Teaching someone to be detail-oriented?
>
> Jill Burgchardt wondered <<Can someone learn to be detail-
> oriented? The other tech writer here just moved on to another
> job. Nice person, but not detail-oriented... The hope is that
> they can prevent a recurrence of past problems by providing
> more direct management/training.>>
>
> I learned to edit in exactly that manner; I suspect I already
> had the basic detail-oriented personality, but my
> manager/mentor taught me the art of editing by reviewing
> what I did and day by day, teaching me what details to look
> out for. I fully learned one new detail each day or week or
> whatever by practicing that detail until it became second
> nature. (Some details came faster, others took longer, and
> some details came in groups, but the basic principle is that if
> you can learn one new thing per week, you can learn 52 per
> year, and that's nothing to sneeze at.)
>
> <<So, can it be learned or is it a personality trait that you
> either have or don't have?>>
>
> Depends entirely on the person. Some people will simply
> never learn to focus on the details; others simply need a bit of
> time, patience, and training. No way to know until you've
> actually begun work with the person.
>
> --Geoff Hart @8^{)}     Pointe-Claire, Quebec
> geoff-h -at- mtl -dot- feric -dot- ca
>

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