From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!floyd!cmcl2!philabs!sdcsvax!kevin
Newsgroups: net.misc
Title: Re: Refresh on Addiction Discussion
Article-I.D.: sdcsvax.2091
Posted: Sat Jun 12 21:05:18 1982
Received: Mon Jun 14 00:45:31 1982
References: utcsrgv.382

I'd like to remind everyone that virtually any major accomplishment or advance
in science and in our society today is made as the result of a concentrated
effort on the part of people who are "addicts" in their field.  In order to
make advances in anything, whether art, science, or anything in between, one
must devote oneself 110% to accomplishing that objective.

There have been a few men in history who were able to excel in many diverse
efforts (e.g., Leonardo da Vinci), but the vast majority of people who are
noted for making major advancements in knowledge were deeply immersed in their
fields; many were thought of as quite eccentric at the time...

                                         Kevin Sanders