Twitter was (a little ironically) very active this morning during Josh Hanagarne’s keynote: “Is Technology Changing Our Brains?”
“For nearly 20 years I had read between 200 and 300 pages a day. There was nothing I’d choose over reading. Nothing. In 2008 I enrolled in a distance program to earn my MLS degree. I spent more time online that year than probably in all my other years combined. When I finished my degree, I found that my reading—pleasure reading—felt more difficult. I couldn’t focus. It felt like more work. As I began to read books like Nicholas Carr’s The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains—I realized that it WAS more work than it used to be.” – -Josh Hanagarne, discussing how our brains have changed with the Internet
Some of the Tweets
So excited our keynote is @joshhanagarne whose book World's Strongest Librarian I just read! #internetlibrarian pic.twitter.com/ymRrNmFcsL
— Carrie Lynne Cook (@CarrieLynneBook) October 29, 2014
Is technology changing our brains? – This is actually a rhetorical question #internetlibrarian
— Emily J. Hurst (@hurstej) October 29, 2014
#internetlibrarian There are too many things competing for our attention now. Book reading is more difficult than ever.
— Inna (@librarinna) October 29, 2014
Fabulous, vulnerable keynote from @joshhanagarne. He's right, people read differently now, not as deeply or willingly. #internetlibrarian
— deirdre (@deirdre_lyon) October 29, 2014
Our days are made up of opening tabs online. Truth. @joshhanagarne #internetlibrarian pic.twitter.com/Kt4Q8UAcqa
— Carrie Lynne Cook (@CarrieLynneBook) October 29, 2014
love how @joshhanagarne is using so many literature references in his keynote on how technology is changing our brains #internetlibrarian
— Colleen McClowry (@ColleenMcClowry) October 29, 2014
Josh Hanagarne: Every day our brain reconstructs our reality. (thanks, brain!) #internetlibrarian
— Renee Gorrell (@LisaReneeG) October 29, 2014
Fascinating. Josh is talking about how tech has changed our attention span. Looking around, many are checking devices. #internetlibrarian
— MaryBethSancombMoran (@mbsam) October 29, 2014
Hanagarne: "At its core…addiction is an unwillingness to be uncomfortable." Facebook leads to loneliness, jealousy. #internetlibrarian
— Karen McBride (@shantooz) October 29, 2014
Are you excited because something is happening or because you can share it? @joshhanagarne #internetlibrarian
— C Foote (@technolibrary) October 29, 2014
If we are scanning documents, we lose their power to generate images in our head. #internetlibrarian
— Katie Stinson (@circdeskpirate) October 29, 2014
Knowing where an answer is can feel like knowing an answer!!! #internetlibrarian
— Rebecca Tomerlin (@techlibber) October 29, 2014
There is no off switch to adaptation. Once we have adapted, can't change back. @joshhanagarne #internetlibrarian
— C Foote (@technolibrary) October 29, 2014
Keynote take away: tech is changing brain.Pay more attention to the meaning of words and crafting of thoughts. #internetlibrarian
— Crystal Williams (@cwilliamslib) October 29, 2014
#internetlibrarian MT from @cybrgrl re: #joshhanagarne : U R not free to make a choice that is never presented to you. Many implications.
— Bernadette St. John (@bernadettestj) October 29, 2014
@joshhanagarne you might have just convinced me to take a digital detox. Excellent keynote, plenty of food 4 thought. #internetlibrarian
— Michelle H. (@Mailchelle) October 29, 2014
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