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http://www.learnoutloud.com/Free-Audio-Video/Social-Sciences/Psychology/What-the-Internet-Is-Doing-to-Our-Brains/38140?utm_source=FROTD&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Free+Resource+of+the+Day

One interesting thing that Nicholas Carr said is that "Our basic instinct is to multi task."  I found that he said this to be interesting because all the time I hear about how people cannot multi-task, or the stereotype that men can't multi-task.  I don't necessarily agree with the statement that our basic instinct is to multi-task because there really are people who can't multi-task at all, they have to focus on just one thing and that thing.  The internet makes it hard not to multi-task though with different windows, tabs and things going on everywhere.

Another interesting thing that he said was that office workers would glance at their email inbox 30-40 times in an hour.  I found this interesting because whenever I'm on a computer the first thing I do is check my facebook, then i'll check my e-mail to see whether I got an email or not.  I can't even imagine how often people check their e-mail now that we have blackberry's and smart phones that can check email just about anywhere you get a phone signal.