In The Shallows By Jams Carr Analysis

The Natural State One minute you hear a ding, the next second you hear a tweet, and the next a ring. Heads are constantly turning to see where the noise is coming from. Carr explains, “We want to be interrupted, because each interruption brings us a valuable information” (Carr 133). Technologies have had a huge responsibility of the brains “natural state of distractedness.” In The Shallows by Nicolas Carr, he explains “what the Internet is doing to our brains.” It is difficult to have single-minded concentration when the brain is in a constant state of distraction. It is impossible for our computers to have a single minded concentration because it is continuously distracting due to what the internet offers. Multitasking is possible, however …show more content…
Carr proves in the juggler’s brain how distraction can disrupt many people. As technology continues to increase and become more available, the more the brain struggles to juggle and concentrate on one activity. Having a juggler’s brain means that one cannot give full focus or concentration on one idea, and is having multiple ideas or activities going on in their brain, which increases distraction. Carr gives the example, “Try reading a book while doing a crossword puzzle; that’s the intellectual environment of the internet” (Carr 126). He compares multitasking two literary ideals in our daily lives to the internet and how difficult it is becoming. Carr continues to explain the juggler’s brain and how the internet has an impact on it. Hyperlinks are one of many causes the internet contributes to the juggler’s brain. Many people read articles and news stories online which are filled with hyperlinks, which “distract people from reading and thinking deeply (Carr 138).” This is crucial because according to Carr, people spend less than thirty seconds on a page, which barely gives them any understanding of that article. Hyperlinks are the pathway to distraction, which leads back to the juggler’s