Artifact #3

In this lecture, Nicholas Carr talks about how technology affects the way we think. He says that it negatively impacts the way we think, but technology is always going to exist so we must learn to balance it. I completely agree with him when he says this. Since we can multitask using technology we are not giving our full attention to one thing. For example, if I am doing homework on the computer, I am bound to wander on to my Facebook and start talking to people. Technology allows me to do my homework and talk to my friends at the same time in different windows, but by doing this I am not focusing on my homework or talking to my friend. Also he says that humans enjoy being interrupted. Part of me agrees with this and part of me doesn't. I agree with this because sometimes people don't want to do something, they find the first thing that will interrupt and distract them. I disagree with it because sometimes when you need to get things done and you're on a roll, if someone or something interrupts you, it is very irritating. In the previous lecture we listened to in Artifact #2, William Powers talks about disconnecting yourself. While in this lecture, Nicholas Carr says that it might be a bad thing. It would be negative thing because people may need to get a hold of you at your work place, family member, ect. Also disconnecting yourself may make you feel less sociable, but on the positive side it will enhance our deep thought.