How dyslexia helps you in for then just business

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Dyslexics succeed in many different fields from business, to actor, to engineering/scientist, and in law. Many people wonder how a dyslexic succeeds in law because of the reading lawyers have to do on a regular basis, and let's be honest here most dyslexics are not the strongest readers. Well a skill that people often forget about that helps you succeed to is listening. Dyslexics have an incredible comprehension ability when something is read or told to them. The skill of listening often leads them to success.

David Boies is considered one of, if not the best, lawyer in the country. People say his memory is the scariest thing about him. He often remembers things days after you said them almost word for word. Reading this you would think David’s best attribute is memory, but it's actually listening. David Boies is a dyslexic that has struggled in school his whole life. As a student he didn’t take notes because his handwriting was so bad he couldn’t read them when he went home. So he learned how to listen and use him memory to the best of its ability. David Boies is quoted as saying, “Reading has nothing to do with intelligence. It's just one way of getting information. The important thing is how a person processes that information, the kind of person we are, the contributions we make, and the kind of utility we have for society.” The ability to listen can lead you to success in almost any field. A person's ability to listen and then comprehend what's being told to them is skill that only the best do.

Being dyslexic I always knew that my best attribute was my comprehension skills in school. In sixth grade I took a test to see were  my comprehension and reading skills were at compared to my classmates. While my reading score was way below my classmates my comprehension score was way past a middle schooler. In fact, I scored out of a high school level. They told me that as sixth grader I had the comprehension skills of a freshman in college. I knew from that point on I had to rely less on my ability to read but rather on my ability to listen.