Is Google Making us Stupid?
http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200807/google
(Thanks to my friend Naka Ishi for posting this on her Facebook page)
Growing up in a world where Marshall McLuhan was a hero – I have always been interested in the effect of the computer and the web on the way I think.
My discomfort led me, about a year ago, to severely limit my internet use. For me it wasn’t a lack of concentration – but just a feeling of overload – like there were too many windows open in my brain.
Now, I don’t have WiFi in my home or studio – 4 days a week I use the express computer at the library on my way to work – it cuts off after 15 minutes, so I have to get everything done in that time. It helps me focus! Two days a week I go to an internet cafe for an hour or two so I can write blogs, update my social networks, keep in touch with friends and generally take care of business.
It has been better! I feel more free to be myself. I feel like my brain is my own again.
And I think that’s a good thing!
imago corvi 