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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: Ready access to information makes experiences less rewarding and our lives less meaningful.
Chapter 2: The digital world makes us less self-reliant and keeps us from facing our feelings.
Chapter 3: Our obsession with digital tech harms how we process information today.
Chapter 4: By relying on the internet for knowledge, we forfeit information’s context and its deeper meaning and value.
Chapter 5: Reading novels helps us reflect on our place in the world and ignite our own imagination.
Description
Changing the Subject (2015) takes a critical and concerned look at how the internet is affecting our lives. In these blinks, you’ll find out how our constant connection to the digital world is causing us to lose our individuality, our attention span and our intellect. Are we headed for one giant hive mind, or can we put down our phones for a moment and reconnect with our own emotions?
Who Should Listen
- Tech junkies addicted to their smartphones
- Readers who are easily distracted
- Luddites who oppose the internet revolution