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The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains

by Nicholas Carr

Reading, attention, and the internet

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Awards & Recognition

  • Award recognition

    Pulitzer Prize finalist

    Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.

  • Bestseller

    New York Times bestseller

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Reading, attention, and the internet

Nicholas Carr examines a tradeoff raised by everyday internet use: access to information and connection on one side, and the capacity for sustained reading and deep thought on the other. The book centers on questions about how online habits may shape cognition and behavior. This 10th-anniversary edition adds an afterword focused on smartphones and social media, extending the discussion to technologies that have become part of daily life. Its subject is the relationship between digital media and the ways people read, attend, and think.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in how internet use may affect attention and deep reading
  • Those exploring the cognitive and behavioral effects of smartphones and social media
  • Readers interested in technology’s influence on thought and reading habits

Themes

Internet and cognitionDeep readingAttentionSmartphones and social media

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Book overview

Nicholas Carr's bestseller The Shallows has become a foundational book in one of the most important debates of our time: As we enjoy the internet's bounties, are we sacrificing our ability to read and think deeply? This 10th-anniversary edition includes a new afterword that brings the story up to date, with a deep examination of the cognitive and behavioral effects of smartphones and social media.
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