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Zen Kitten: Singletasking.

Daniel | April 16, 2008

Something else I’ve noticed about my cats, including the visiting kitten, is they are extraordinarily good at singletasking.  Singletasking is a skill that is rapidly disappearing in our culture, replaced by multitasking, ADHD, ADD, and a variety of other acronyms.  Before I go any further, please understand that I’m not saying that these things don’t exist - but I am not convinced that they are as prevalent as our society seems to think, and doctors tend to diagnose.  How is it that a child diagnosed with ADHD doesn’t seem to have a problem sitting and playing Halo for 8 hours straight, but is medically incapable of paying attention in school for a 45 minute class?

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