Essays on Distraction

When it comes to Johann Hari’s article, “How to Survive the Age of Distraction,” most of us will readily agree that the 20th century is very different to the 21st century. In the 20th century, books were very important and majority of the population would have their faces in books and not in electronic devices,…

The Internet has many positives such as being able to find information quickly and easily but it also has overall negatives such as distractions and shallow thinking. Carr believes that new technology is destroying the way people think. The world is so fast paced now, and no one has the attention span, or even the…

“Effective Communication”, what’s the big deal about this..? Isn’t it as simple as you “send” the message & others “receive” it..? No it is not! “Effective Communication” requires much more effort than just sending & receiving messages. “Effective Communication” skills are now considered as a critical element in your career as well as in the…

The Autumn of the Multitaskers According to Walter Kirn, the writer of the article, multitasking is dumbing the people down and driving them crazy. It has cost their lives and made a lot of changes in how they lived it. The start of all this madness was the influence of technology in the society. Its…