John Irving talks about his learning issues
Friday, October 30th, 2009 by
If you listen to this issue of OnPoint, once you run the player and the entire show has loaded, if you want to skip to the part where Irving talks about his learning issues, drag the slider to 40 minutes where a caller asks him about this.
In short, he says that the multitasking in high school and to a lesser extent in undergraduate school was a problem for him and once he got into grad school and specialized in one thing he did much better.
This seems to be the case with many of us who have struggled through college and on to grad school. In short, life can get easier as you become more familiar with one area and doing it a lot can help bring success in that area.
John Irving is certainly proof of this, he’s considered one of the finest writers in America.