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Either or - A Reader

- Either or

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A Reader

2009 / 4 / 7 - 01:51
التحكم: الحوار المتمدن

It has been suggested that the internet has inflicted attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) on all of us to one degree or another. The constant movement and the very quick skimming of WebPages needed to get the gist of a topic before moving to another-while broadening our knowledge base- negatively affects the depth of our comprehension. Many times I catch myself re-reading a paragraph that I failed to understand firsthand because of my very quick skimming; I used to think I was becoming dumber (which I’m sure is partially correct anyway!), but mostly it’s due to my lack of concentration born of the aforementioned “fast food” reading style. To remedy this, I started subscribing to magazines with longer pieces (The Atlantic) and gave up on the general interest ones with shorter articles (times, Newsweek. etc) it’s the age-old question: Breadth, or depth? General encyclopedic knowledge or specialized mastery? Intensity or capacity? Remember, that if major musical, literary bards have had the panoramic view we now possess, they wouldn’t have produced their masterpieces, and if

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