What the Internet is doing into Our Brains?

The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains
Author: Nicholas Carr
Published: 2010
Genre: Non-fiction, Psychology, Technology, Neuroscience

Main Idea

Nicholas Carr argues that the Internet is changing the very structure of our brains. Instead of fostering deep, reflective thinking, it promotes short attention spans, superficial learning, and constant distraction.

We’ve become “skimmers” rather than “readers” — good at quickly scanning information but bad at focusing deeply or understanding complex ideas.