Time to Get Serious

Today's post is going to be on a very serious subject that I feel is plaguing our generation. And no, it's not what you might think.

There's all this talk of ADD and ADHD and how young adults like us have a real problem concentrating. Be it our smartphones, our internet, or our handheld game devices, all signs point to YOUNG PEOPLE CANNOT CONCENTRATE. On the news this morning there was even a segment on how the attention-span of 20-somethings is about 30 seconds for any bit of information.

Guys, we're being misdiagnosed here.

While I definitely believe in ADD and ADHD, having not only been diagnosed with it myself but I'm also related to many people that suffer from it in the worst way, I would venture to say that more often than not it isn't ADD or ADHD that is plaguing our generation but, boredom.

I'm just bored...and maybe you are too?

For example: I think it's pretty obvious by now that I have little to no work to do at my current contracted position. There are days where I can't even eat because I am so busy and I LOVE those days, but usually I'm just trying to entertain myself and not have a mental boredom breakdown.

What is really sad is the fact that our generation is being labeled as not only attention deficit but lazy because of our "habits." The truth is, 20-somethings are the best employees you are going to get. We have this inherent need and desire to please and prove ourselves---the problem is that no one is giving us the opportunity to do so. I strongly believe that we develop these bad habits because we are not trusted. We are not given the chance to show what we are really capable of. What most employers fail to realize is that our "ADD" and "ADHD" is their biggest asset! I can work on multiple tasks AT ONCE, get them done in record time, AND complete them with above-average standards for the company.

That being said, I am NOT being used properly but I AM being paid to sit here so I might as well entertain myself.

So today, I am going share with you what I do during my work day to prevent me from this:

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First and foremost, I sign my sorry ass onto Facebook. I live on Facebook now. I wouldn't say it is an addiction, because I can spend time away from it, I just choose not to. It is a choice. Really...I swear. I sign on and educate myself on all of your lives and then I update you (every hour or so throughout my day) on my life. Facebook is my diary. I have never been able to keep one for longer than a few weeks.

Recently my mother cleaned out our attic and found a bunch of my old diaries, about six. You might think, "Well six is a hearty diary number", and it is, except for the fact that there are about three pages filled in each of them; combined that doesn't even make a whole volume! But I digress...Facebook, the lazy-woman's diary.

Second, Twitter. I only recently have started to participate in the Twitter-sphere. I now use it to get all the news I will ever need:

Thanks HuffPost! I feel so much more informed now.

Then there is a mish-mash of things I do and then I repeat. Here is a list of sites to check out if, like me, you get the urge to hide in your company's ceiling crawl space.

Bob's Burgers

Tumblr.

•  Tumblr: http://whatshouldwecallme.tumblr.com/ - I could spend hours on here...and I usually do
• Tumblr: http://yourllbeanboyfriend.tumblr.com/ - Great pictures, even better captions

Then I start to feel as though I am wasting my time so I try and educate myself.

• BBC News: http://www.bbc.co.uk/
• Boston.com: http://www.boston.com/

Then the news makes me want to kill myself so I move back. Repeat steps one and two (Facebook, Twitter) and move onto the following:

• The Playlist - http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/
• NME - http://www.nme.com/
• Rolling Stone - http://www.rollingstone.com/

BATHROOM BREAK!

Repeat all steps. I think you get the point.

What sites do YOU go to?? Is there something major I am missing out on??

Back to "work" now...



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