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    Summary of The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains by Nicholas Carr

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    The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains by Nicholas Carr | Book Summary | Abbey Beathan

    (Disclaimer: This is NOT the original book.)

    Is Google Making Us Stupid? Learn what the digital era is doing to our brains.

    The internet is a wonderful thing, it has given so much to us and it's probably the greatest invention ever made. But does it have side-effects? The internet is so powerful that because we utilize its features so much (because it makes everything easier), it has taken away from us our ability to read and think deeply. Now we can get answers in a couple of clicks, we don't have to ponder how to resolve the problem.

    (Note: This summary is wholly written and published by Abbey Beathan. It is not affiliated with the original author in any way)

    "We want to be interrupted, because each interruption brings us a valuable piece of information. To turn off these alerts is to risk feeling out of touch, or even socially isolated." – Nicholas Carr

    Borrowing knowledge from different disciplines like neuroscience, philosophy and history, Nicholas Carr gives us a masterclass of this topic and manages to convey his message with a rich narrative. He explains how the Internet is rerouting our neural pathways changing our whole style of thinking into a lazier one.

    This book will definitely change entirely your opinion about media and the human mind.

    P.S. The Shallows is an extremely informative book that explains the side-effects of the Internet.

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAbbey Beathan Publishing
    Release dateFeb 16, 2019
    ISBN9781386459729

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    • 4/5
      Great read, makes you realize that you can do much more with your brain while using technology as needed.
    • 4/5
      I enjoyed reading since Its a well thought out book that gives summary of our brain's development and the internet. Quite frankly i learnt a lot of scientific terminologies.
    • 4/5
      I recommend the book to anybody capable of slowing down and letting an author lead them down a thoughtful path.
    • 4/5
      I'm tempted to give this a 5-star rating. In many ways it deserves it. Either way, I highly recommend the book to anyone who values thinking.
    • 4/5
      The book argues that the internet has not only affected how society communicates and works, but that how our actual brains work is being, has been changed by contemporary modes of communication. Fascinating book.
    • 5/5
      The book is discussing the long-lasting effects of Internet technology in a well researched, erudite, intelligent, scientific and even philosophical manner and is extremely thought-provoking and for some may even be a wake up call.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      You remember those logic fallacies we learned in school-- after this doesn't necessarily mean because of this, don't argue in a circle, don't set up a straw man just to knock it down, don't fall for either this or that . . . . This book covers about 80 more of those, devoting several pages to each, with interesting real-life examples. Much better handled than the way it was presented to us in school.

      1 person found this helpful