Jeff Chausse

Digital Strategy + Design

Scott Adams Rewires his Brain

Scott Adams (of Dilbert fame) runs a blog which is far more interesting and thought-provoking than you might expect. Unbeknownst to me (and presumably many other people) Scott lost his ability to speak – permanently – about 18 months ago. Actually, he didn’t lose it entirely – in a bizarre quirk of his disease (Spasmodic Dysphonia), he retained his ability to speak to large crowds, or with no one else around, but not socially, in small groups. Read his fascinating account of his life with the disease, and how he recently made a major breakthrough in fighting it. I’m always amazed at how mysterious and adaptable the human brain is, when subjected to bizarre circumstances:

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