Roaden Polynice
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I read The Shallows about a year and a half ago.
Good book and made me think about some things, plus there is a really good chapter in there about Google which was eyeopening.
I wouldn't say that the internet is bad, yet. I think people want to be doom and gloom about it but we simply don't know how the internet has rewired our brains yet and we haven't seen the full impact that the internet as a technology has had on us as people.
The Shallows actually goes into the invention of the book and the advent of silently reading and how that changed the way people thought and how they interacted in the world. But it took years to see what kind of change was in store. Same with us now.
Once I read that book I realized how much time I spend on the internet, 10 tabs open etc. One thing that has helped me is an app for Chrome called Strict Pomodoro that blocks websites and distractions for any amount of time. I use that when I want to write and I used it for studying when I was still in school. I've also mentioned Readability on here as well which takes articles and just puts it on a white webpage with no links or distractions which helps me immensely.
I've also been slowly weaning myself from here, and basically all social networks. Fight the good fight brehhs, we can do this
Good book and made me think about some things, plus there is a really good chapter in there about Google which was eyeopening.
I wouldn't say that the internet is bad, yet. I think people want to be doom and gloom about it but we simply don't know how the internet has rewired our brains yet and we haven't seen the full impact that the internet as a technology has had on us as people.
The Shallows actually goes into the invention of the book and the advent of silently reading and how that changed the way people thought and how they interacted in the world. But it took years to see what kind of change was in store. Same with us now.
Once I read that book I realized how much time I spend on the internet, 10 tabs open etc. One thing that has helped me is an app for Chrome called Strict Pomodoro that blocks websites and distractions for any amount of time. I use that when I want to write and I used it for studying when I was still in school. I've also mentioned Readability on here as well which takes articles and just puts it on a white webpage with no links or distractions which helps me immensely.
I've also been slowly weaning myself from here, and basically all social networks. Fight the good fight brehhs, we can do this
