Bob La Quey wrote: > > I guess it may depend upon how you were raised. I grew up in a > loud and cantankerous environment. By the time I was four or > five years old I had learned to simply ignore a lot of what > was going on around me. I find this ability has served me well > in later life. I feel sorry sometimes for people who seem unable > to concentrate unless circumstances are "just right." >
I had 7 younger siblings. Chaos was a normal part of everyday life. I do value the ability to be alone at times though. I can however concentrate and lean with a lot of "distractions". -- Neil Schneider pacneil_at_linuxgeek_dot_net http://www.paccomp.com Key fingerprint = 67F0 E493 FCC0 0A8C 769B 8209 32D7 1DB1 8460 C47D "Work to eat, eat to live, live to bike, bike to work." -- Naomi Bloom -- KPLUG-List@kernel-panic.org http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list