A survey showed 45% of 13-17-year-olds are online “nearly constantly” all day. Many of the rest of us are not far behind.
While being exposed to a continuous stream of information and communication makes us more adept at finding and manipulating information via the various hardware and software channels available, it does not make us more valuable people any more than the 1970’s man who a voracious reader – of newspapers and comic books.
For those that care about our own personal development, we must come to terms with the fact that we can never pay attention to a small fraction of everything out there that there is to pay attention to, and to be ok with being highly selective, paying attention to only what serves our goals.
This is really uplifting