Nicholas Carr’s book The Shallows beautifully articulates one of my primary frustrations with the Internet. “Automated information filtering tools sucNicholas Carr’s book The Shallows beautifully articulates one of my primary frustrations with the Internet. “Automated information filtering tools such as search engines tend to serve as amplifiers of popularity, quickly establishing, and then continually reinforcing reinforcing the consensus about what information is important, and what isn’t.” Also that the Internet is muting creativity and hampering scholarly integrity – “Conscious craft turned into unconscious routine.”
A history of the written word, of lifestyle changing technologies, and ways that the all pervasive internet effects our brain function. It is fascinating to learn how each progression since the Greek alphabet has led to us become more dependent on the written word and less reliant on memory. Whether or not we accept it, reading heavy books to ourselves in silence seems to have been both a peak and an anomaly in human communication. “The world of the screen, as we're already coming to understand, is a very different place from the world of the page.”...more
This is an incredible book with many practical implications. Jordan is not afraid to challenge major assumptions upon which Western societies base theThis is an incredible book with many practical implications. Jordan is not afraid to challenge major assumptions upon which Western societies base their expectations and judgements. I can’t help but tune out during the endless bible references, even though they are justified. I find it jarring to read ‘Jesus’ five times on one page in the middle of psychology literature. However, scripture seems to be a special interest area for the author and there may be many people for whom these references are familiar and comfortable.
Obviously, readers either strongly dislike or passionately respect Jordan Peterson. I can see that people might dislike him for confronting and rationally dissecting many common and comfortable excuses that make people’s lives easier, and he holds readers accountable for their own circumstances. Books such as 12 Rules for Life are probably the exact shake up that most of us need. I love that Peterson is fearless and tactful in the way he pushes the reader to recognise where they need to pull their socks up and make corrective actions....more
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