Over the years, technology has advanced so much it has completely altered the way of life. You can research online in seconds versus going to a library and taking hours. Further into modern technology, a smartphone contains many apps; now you only have to grab your phone instead of taking a watch, calculator, a map and many other accessories. Today’s world sounds a lot easier, but generally speaking, the easy way has not always been the best way. Technology doesn’t allow us to retain enough information, can be a distraction, and is also unreliable. Laptops are really convenient in many ways, they allow you to take your work with you everywhere you go, especially with the great invention of personal hotspot and ebooks. However, it
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Clive Thompson wrote a piece entitled, “Smarter Than You Think: How Technology Is Changing Our Minds for the Better” in which he explains to his readers how technology can help us become smarter. Thompson reports how two amateur boys beat a grand master chess player using the help of a computer. He also believes that people who aren’t motivated can begin to rely on computers, but it is too early to decide if the effects of technology are actually positive or negative. In his work he confesses, “Like most writers, I constantly have to fight the procrastinator’s urge to meander online, idly checking twitter links and Wikipedia entries in a dreamy but pointless haze-until I look up in horror and realized I’ve lost two hours of work…” (351). This information tells us that even professional writers can get distracted. Todays world is filled with millions of videos on YouTube, lots of different social networking websites, and basically anything we want to see at our fingertips. Although everyone can get distracted, not everyone may be able to return back to their work right
He points out that when people read online they skim through the material quickly looking for key words instead …show more content…
Clive Thompson wrote a piece entitled, “Smarter Than You Think: How Technology Is Changing Our Minds for the Better” in which he explains to his readers how technology can help us become smarter. Thompson reports how two amateur boys beat a grand master chess player using the help of a computer. He also believes that people who aren’t motivated can begin to rely on computers, but it is too early to decide if the effects of technology are actually positive or negative. In his work he confesses, “Like most writers, I constantly have to fight the procrastinator’s urge to meander online, idly checking twitter links and Wikipedia entries in a dreamy but pointless haze-until I look up in horror and realized I’ve lost two hours of work…” (351). This information tells us that even professional writers can get distracted. Todays world is filled with millions of videos on YouTube, lots of different social networking websites, and basically anything we want to see at our fingertips. Although everyone can get distracted, not everyone may be able to return back to their work right