I've just finished reading this article by David Dobbs.
It started out explaining why kids do better when they have nurturing parents.
As I read on, this quote caught my attention:
"... attentional restlessness can serve people well in environments that reward sensitivity to new stimuli. The current growth of multitasking, for instance, may help select for just such attentional agility. Complain all you want that it’s an increasingly ADHD world these days—but to judge by the spread of DRD4’s risk allele, it’s been an increasingly ADHD world for about 50,000 years."
I have thought for a long time now about why it is that so many of us seem to be endowed with ADD/ADHD brains. This seems a very plausible explanation. And it's nice to be likened to an orchid. Might I just add that a lot of orchids don't need a greenhouse to flourish – take the Spotted orchid or the Marsh orchid that do very well in montane environments such as the Swiss Alps (where they're increasingly rare) or the Scottish Highlands (where they're still relatively abundant).
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| 3July2011: large Pink marsh orchid at Gallanach near Oban |
Read Dobbs' piece yourself. I'm sure you will find your own favourite quote.
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