Just finished reading Future Minds: How the Digital Age Is Changing Our Minds, Why This Matters, and What We Can Do About It by Richard Watson.
This is by far one of the best nonfiction books I’ve ever read! It was published back in 2010, but it’s worth reading even today. The author has captured the problems we are facing right now: how this new digital age is changing the way we think, our ability to focus and compose new ideas, and much more.
I really liked some of his quotes. For example:
“We have developed a culture of instant digital gratification in which there is always something to do – although, ironically, we never seem to be entirely satisfied with what we end up choosing.”
“We have also created a society in which schools teach children how to pass exams but don’t generally teach children how to think.”
“While we may be communicating with each other more, we may be listening and understanding each other less.”
“Fakery, insincerity, and big fat lies all prosper in a world that is too busy or distracted.”
“… too much information isn’t just useless, it’s harmful.”
“… digitization plus connectivity has increased the amount of information it’s now possible to consume to the extent that our attention is now fragmented all of the time.”
“We need to do a little less and think a little more. We need to slow down – not all the time, but occasionally. We need to stop confusing movement with progress…”
So it was a very interesting and thought provoking book, and I really enjoyed reading it.
I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who has concerns about our rapidly changing world in the digital era. 👍🤗
Started Reading – 11 November 2020
Finished Reading – 11 January 2021
My Rating: 5 Stars ★★★★★
