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There aren’t many people who understand. They just can’t. Even people who have ADD struggle to make sense of it.
I notice that the American reality TV show “The Biggest Loser” (a weight-loss competition) has adopted the slogan “no excuses” this year. It’s a potent admonition. According to these sage life coaches, we all have the “stuff” to achieve whatever we want to achieve—we just have to stop making excuses and MAKE IT HAPPEN!
Well.
“No excuses” is pretty catchy (It certainly made me want to go run five miles)… but is it always true? What is true is that “no excuses” frames the ADD debate: is there such a thing as neurologically compromised self control, or do the transmission belts between the conscience and the “moral will” always run? Is ADD just a matter of scattered thinking and disorganization? Or is something much more sinister at work? We argue about that on this forum. The answer could not have more gravity; because the implications are enormous.
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