Five years ago, journalist Nicholas Carr wrote in his book The Shallows: How The Internet Is Changing Our Brains. The book is about the way technology is taking away his ability to concentrate. In the book, Carr explored the many ways that technology might be changing the way we think. Carr became particularly worried how it was taking away our ability to think for long periods at a time. Today, Facebook and cellphones have a greater place in our lives than they did in 2011 when Carr wrote the book.
So what changed since Carr wrote his book? Some journalist say that the internet is really not hurting us, but helping us. Since Carr wrote this book, the Internet has only taken on a bigger role in our lives. What are some of the main changes you've observed in the way we interact with technology?
When Carr wrote the book, Iphones, ipads, smartphones were still very new. Social media was just getting its start. So when Carr wrote the book, he …show more content…
You're not paying attention to it in a way that will make you remember it. Since Carr wrote The Shallows, there have been some very interesting studies that tell us we are no longer able to for long term memories, thanks to technology.
That isn't something that car studied much, but I think there are some signs that this kind of culture of constant distraction that leads to deep thoughts, but also leads to deep connections with people. One study I mentioned in the book seemed to show that the more distracted you are the more your thought is interrupted. some distractions make it hard to experience deep emotions.
Brain scientist have discovered that the brain is plastic, meaning that it's very malleable or adaptable. Our brains are constantly adapting at a physical level to our environment. You can picture what's really changed our environment in the past 20 years is the social media and smart
So what changed since Carr wrote his book? Some journalist say that the internet is really not hurting us, but helping us. Since Carr wrote this book, the Internet has only taken on a bigger role in our lives. What are some of the main changes you've observed in the way we interact with technology?
When Carr wrote the book, Iphones, ipads, smartphones were still very new. Social media was just getting its start. So when Carr wrote the book, he …show more content…
You're not paying attention to it in a way that will make you remember it. Since Carr wrote The Shallows, there have been some very interesting studies that tell us we are no longer able to for long term memories, thanks to technology.
That isn't something that car studied much, but I think there are some signs that this kind of culture of constant distraction that leads to deep thoughts, but also leads to deep connections with people. One study I mentioned in the book seemed to show that the more distracted you are the more your thought is interrupted. some distractions make it hard to experience deep emotions.
Brain scientist have discovered that the brain is plastic, meaning that it's very malleable or adaptable. Our brains are constantly adapting at a physical level to our environment. You can picture what's really changed our environment in the past 20 years is the social media and smart