"Multitasking erodes cognitive control. We lose our ability to say that this is important, this is unimportant. All we want is new information."
In contrast, when readers open a printed book, "there's nothing else going on except words on a page, no distractions. It helps train us to be deep thinkers."
Carr, 52, told AFP he's not optimistic society will switch off en masse but it's important to look clearly at what it might be losing.
via breitbart.com