Why neurospicy minds are construction’s untapped advantage

Three years ago I sat for five contractor license exams, including the National Association of State Contractors Licensing Agencies exam, accepted in 18 states. Together the exams took 27 hours to complete and 45 books for preparation. I had a master’s in architecture from Yale and years of actual building behind me. I assumed the licensing exams would be straightforward. They weren’t. I studied nights and weekends, reading every sentence five times. That’s because I saw the words...