If I were put into a college lecture hall right now and told to pay attention for 45 minutes, it would be physically impossible for me to do. I'm one of those people who believe that ADD is a gift. It's tough to manage, but if you can harness it you can do great things.
Capablanca plays very superficially sometimes, in a way that can only be ascribed to lack of concentration. This is an integral weakness of his make-up and can only be partially compensated by his employing his time allowance to the full.
[While writing], I'll go anywhere I find that is quiet, has no internet. I have a big internet problem.
I have a constitutional weakness in which I am very easily distracted by flashing lights. If there is a TV on in the room, I can't have a conversation with you. I won't eat, I won't sleep, I'll just meld with my couch.
I have a very short attention span, so sitting down with a book is very difficult for me.
It frustrates me when my mind wanders and when I end up reading the same words again and again.
I'm not good at concentrating.
I don't listen to music when I write. If I do, I usually end up giving it my whole attention, which means, unfortunately, I don't get much work done!
Academically I was never that great and I was not really into school. I don't know, I just really had a problem focusing but singing always came naturally.
Of course, it would help if she could stay focused, but she had the attention span of a sick flea.’ (Sunshine)
