This morning I was reading CNN online… and came across this article about “is the internet making us quick but shallow?... apparently from reading the article, scientist have research to prove that “spending a lot of time with computers, smartphones, and other such devices weakens people’s ability to think deeply, critically and creatively.” …
When I think about it, it is true that we always just look at the good side of internet and using it to our advantage. For example, the links mounts or hyperlinks in the text… it actually distracts us… I am one of those people that doesn’t really read the whole text… just snippets to gage if I want to continue reading the whole article… I m lazy like that… and see!! This has cultivated the laziness in me… it is because I can read snippets that I don’t cultivate this habit of reading…
Furthermore, in the Malaysia we are living in today… we don’t really consider reading as a pastime… from a research done in year 2005 (I know the information is backdated), it says that those 10 years and above read about two books a year?!?!?! Which includes text books and work related books…and most of those who read books and magazines, read less than three hours a week… =.= are u kidding me?! … the older we get, the less we read… aih… I m ashamed for us… what has humanity come to…. Are we slowly becoming stupid and useless to he society…
Was chatting with Stanley Papa last night… he said that he has dreams of writing… books that will become classics… and I thought to myself… do people appreciate classics anymore??.... Cause just yesterday I went to MPH and I saw the classics shelf… some classics were on sale… only RM9.90 per book... =.=” and nobody is touching any of them… anyways… classics or not… we should start reading somewhere… I don’t claim to be a big book reader… but well I try to read more than 2 books a year…
Yes!! One of my resolutions was to read a book a month =.= I have failed I think… I only finished 4 books this year… and 2 of the 4 were rereads… I am a horrible person… its already june.. I am suppose to finish 5… darn it!... anyways.. I m blabbering away… for more on the articles and all click the links below =D
CNN Article about internet making you shallow
Statistics about the reading habits of Malaysians
Pick up a book some time =D
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