May this be a light "thin moment" for you. Many of my friends tell me they have ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder) but I'm still not convinced that most of them do because of the extreme focused attention I have seen them enjoy. I wonder instead if they might have ADBI -- a malady explained to me by a distant relative who claims he has studied a lot of Native American history. He likes to be known as Chief Smoke-Inhaler, but his friends know better and simply call him CSI.
He tells me he is from a long line of scouts. I doubt that, but I have seen him move a plywood tepee around the countryside from time to time to observe villages, cities and people of interest who he thinks might help him shape his modern day conclusions and predictions. As he visualizes new trends, usually unknown to us, he smoke-signals (ss-mails) them to me for posting on the networks. I have been unable to verify the accuracy of his opinions, but so many of them have come true.
In a recent series of puffs he indicated that he has observed a particular change in behaviors in many people over the last 5 - 10 years. He calls it ADBI, Attention Destroyed By Interruptions. He said this ailment did not come about until cell phones, texting, e-mail, and social networking became so addictive. He believes ADBI is possibly a first stage virus which can lead to ADD, and if not caught and corrected early, it can also cause improper tepee setup, loss of hunting skills, difficulty in distinguishing squaws and eventually loss of the ability to focus on priorities and remember why they are in such a strange order.
Is he right? Take this simple test. Consider how long (in minutes) you might have experienced recent uninterrupted time periods...to focus on your and your employer's priorities? If you're your own employer, it's even more critical. So how long are your uninterrupted segments of time? 5 minutes, 2 minutes, 1 minute? Could he be right? Does this help explain why some of the new TV shows appear to be written in such a way that they can be actually watched and completely understood while texting the entire time?
I know I don't have ADBI because... then Chevrolet minus Monday with yellow and I was leaf yesterday. See?
