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The pill to end procrastination
When I was young, I felt very bad about not being a better student. I felt bad about not being able to force myself to do the mental ditch-digging necessary to aquire skill in things--to make myself practice, practice, practice. Studying for exams or doing homework was always such a chore for me. I had always envied my friends with their worker-ant-like duty and devotion to bettering themselves.
As I got older and came to understand myself and world a little better, I learned to feel better about myself. In spite of my general mental laziness, I have still managed to become fairly intelligent about things in my own unique way. I've since learned that there are advantages to being a dabbler and a jack of all trades, rather then a good study and an indepth expert. The world needs both.
Still I am quite intrigued by news that research has found a way to isolate the biochemical tendency towards diligence in monkeys. Is ambition in pill form far behind? Will students start abusing these to crack down before exams?
Posted by Pace Arko on August 12, 2004 5:08 PM