Is Google Making USupid By Nicholas Carr Summary
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Over the century innovation has changed humans critical thinking. From the manual type writer to the computer the utilization of the technology, is part of our everyday activity. In the article “Is Google Making Us Stupid” by Nicholas Carr, Carr tried to express his concern, how the internet changing our lives and the thinking ability and the way our brain processes the information differently than it used to in the past. Carr explain how we don’t think and depend on quick searches, rather than taking our time to do critical thinking and researches. He tells us how our brain is malleable, and it is changing every day. Carr address that the internet is very useful but it can push us toward becoming more like a human computer. I believe Carrs
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We are all familiar with this term “Just Google It”, this is one of the most used term when we do not spend our time on research and rely on the internet and other people’s knowledge and expertise, to educate ourselves. Ultimately it transformed us from critical thinkers to lazy robots, that pretty much accepts anything available on the internet. Since we are too lazy to do our own researches. I was alarmed after reading the article and that it is not only me, but people around me. Carr could be right, that our modern society may turn out to be increasingly stupid and leave expended speculation in the past with pen and paper, text. In the article “Is Google Making Us Stupid” Carr briefly explains how our brain is malleable and how it is reshaping by rewriting the brain network. Carr gives a really good explanation on how our neurons can be break and reform upon the things we do. By relaying on the instant searches and internet suggestion, our brain develops itself being used that certain way. He thinks bu using the internet more often we will master the quick thinking, but in reality, it will turn us life less computer. He provides with an example how the clock and the manual type writer changed our way of thinking in the past. Adapting along these lines will rewrite thought forms, what we proceed with direct how we demonstrate. Carr’s …show more content…
At the point when Carr expressed the reality of how the clock had an enormous effect on how we approach our day and I realized its significance. Now a day everything is mapped out by the time frame, when to sleep, when to eat and go to work. I have seen people, who do not follow a time frame and live life and go with the flow. Just by scheduling everything according to the time, it made a huge difference. I see how it changed my life and thought process. We mentally prepare ourselves to wake up on time and what to do after. I am convinced by all the scientific evidence provided by Carr in the article. Scientific evidence includes how our mind rewires itself constantly and making and breaking old neuron channels. Seeing this particular example offers confirmation to how the internet is replacing the clock currently. Google keeps on developing and changing the ways things are seen on a daily basis because the internet is the part of everything
We are all familiar with this term “Just Google It”, this is one of the most used term when we do not spend our time on research and rely on the internet and other people’s knowledge and expertise, to educate ourselves. Ultimately it transformed us from critical thinkers to lazy robots, that pretty much accepts anything available on the internet. Since we are too lazy to do our own researches. I was alarmed after reading the article and that it is not only me, but people around me. Carr could be right, that our modern society may turn out to be increasingly stupid and leave expended speculation in the past with pen and paper, text. In the article “Is Google Making Us Stupid” Carr briefly explains how our brain is malleable and how it is reshaping by rewriting the brain network. Carr gives a really good explanation on how our neurons can be break and reform upon the things we do. By relaying on the instant searches and internet suggestion, our brain develops itself being used that certain way. He thinks bu using the internet more often we will master the quick thinking, but in reality, it will turn us life less computer. He provides with an example how the clock and the manual type writer changed our way of thinking in the past. Adapting along these lines will rewrite thought forms, what we proceed with direct how we demonstrate. Carr’s …show more content…
At the point when Carr expressed the reality of how the clock had an enormous effect on how we approach our day and I realized its significance. Now a day everything is mapped out by the time frame, when to sleep, when to eat and go to work. I have seen people, who do not follow a time frame and live life and go with the flow. Just by scheduling everything according to the time, it made a huge difference. I see how it changed my life and thought process. We mentally prepare ourselves to wake up on time and what to do after. I am convinced by all the scientific evidence provided by Carr in the article. Scientific evidence includes how our mind rewires itself constantly and making and breaking old neuron channels. Seeing this particular example offers confirmation to how the internet is replacing the clock currently. Google keeps on developing and changing the ways things are seen on a daily basis because the internet is the part of everything