IS-GOOGLE-MAKING-US-STUPID

SummaryISGOOGLEMAKINGUSSTUPID?OverthepastfewyearsI’vehadanuncomfortablesensethatsomeoneorsomethinghaschangedmywayofthinking,particularlywhenIamreading.IthinkIknowwhat’sgoingon.TheNetisbecomingauniversalmedium,theconduitformostofinformationthatflowsthoughmyeyesandearsandintomymind.ExcessiverelianceontheNetisleadingtothegraduallossofmycapacityforconcentrationandcontemplation.NowIamnottheonlyonethatIzipalongthesurfaceofthewords.ThankstotheubiquityoftextontheInternetandthepopularityoftext-messagingoncellphones,wemayreadingmorethanever.Butadifferentkindofthinking—perhapsevenanewsenseofselfliesbehindit.Readingisnotaninstinctiveskillforhumanbeings.It’snotetchedintoourgenesthewayspeechis.Soweshouldtryourbesttodosomedeepreading.Basedonunit4ofINTEGRATEDCOURSE