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pixieprose's review against another edition
Basically, the Internet is making is worse at stuff and that is why we have so many problems. You focus and retain information better when you are not constantly switching between tasks.
blind_lawyer's review against another edition
informative
fast-paced
4.25
Despite being 14 years out of date, it gives SO MUCH context to behaviors that are becoming incredibly commonplace, and the neuroscience behind them.
jayseewhy's review against another edition
5.0
Over recent years I’ve noticed a deterioration in my ability to sustain attention, engage in higher-order thought and commit things to memory. Through a thorough exploration of history, science and modern psychological research, Carr suggests that the root cause of these problems is the internet.
His arguments are thorough and backed up by plenty of research, while remaining accessible and engaging. I’d recommend the book to anyone heavily engaged with internet connected device (just don’t expect any clear solutions to the problems raised).
His arguments are thorough and backed up by plenty of research, while remaining accessible and engaging. I’d recommend the book to anyone heavily engaged with internet connected device (just don’t expect any clear solutions to the problems raised).
ashction's review against another edition
3.0
this was pretty good! i wish it had been way more updated than it was
vvaanneessssaa's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
life-changing. i literally will never see the world the same way now that i have read this book. it also was not what i was expecting - i thought it would be about addiction and how silicon valley companies are nefariously highjacking our focus, kind of like The Social Dilemma on netflix or Stolen Focus by Johann Hari. i learned so much and i am utterly convinced that the arguments the author makes are a true representation of reality. it really makes me want to get rid of my phone and stop using the internet, but alas, as the author himself so deftly points out, it's not as simple as that. we just need to learn to live with it.
also side note, it felt like every other page there was some incredibly written/expressed sentence, so much so that i copied down (by hand, which i now know is different from typing it into my phone) so many bangers that just sum up the arguments he makes beautifully. one of the best books i've ever read.
also side note, it felt like every other page there was some incredibly written/expressed sentence, so much so that i copied down (by hand, which i now know is different from typing it into my phone) so many bangers that just sum up the arguments he makes beautifully. one of the best books i've ever read.
iheartfratlife's review against another edition
challenging
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
A fantastic exploration of humanity's obsession with progress, and the amazing benefits + pitfalls that come along with it. Deeply informative, quite perspective-shifting. Will be quoting this book for months. Thank you, Nicholas Carr, for this wonderful piece of research.
tlwd's review against another edition
I thought this book would be mostly about neurobiology, but thus far, it has mostly been anthropology. It's not bad, just not what I'm looking for.