Tools that change the way we think.

"Back in 2004, I asked [Google founders] Page and Brin what they saw as the future of Google search. 'It will be included in people's brains,' said Page. 'When you think about something and don't really know much about it, you will automatically get information.'

'That's true,' said Brin. 'Ultimately I view Google as a way to augment your brain with the knowledge of the world. Right now you go into your computer and type a phrase, but you can imagine that it could be easier in the future, that you can have just devices you talk into, or you can have computers that pay attention to what's going on around them and suggest useful information.'

'Somebody introduces themselves to you, and your watch goes to your web page,' said Page. 'Or if you met this person two years ago, this is what they said to you... Eventually you'll have the implant, where if you think about a fact, it will just tell you the answer."

How does use of the Internet, media, and/or technology change the way you think? Focus on your memory, your ability to concentrate, your sense of time and priorities, and the subjects/topics that interest you most.

As far as I can remember, my whole life was based around media/technology/ the internet due to my father being a tech junkie and having his job requiring him to be always hooked up. So when I thought about how this whole movement changed the way I thought, it really didn’t affect me much besides me realizing, I’ve never really known a world outside of technology, media, and the internet (besides when I traveled over the summer to Uganda). Which in all honest, has kept me from getting the genuine reality of being in the moment. From here I can say that this new age of technology and such has definitely made me more aware of time. I realize that time can be like an ounce to a lb, a snapshot of the whole story, a verse in a song. The use of the internet has really made me aware of picking and choosing my priorities because of all the distractions online. It’s not that it doesn’t help that Preston’s blog is on the internet but it makes it more difficult with the accessibility of just clicking the next tab to go on Tumblr or Facebook (Which I REALLY NEED TO STAY OFF OF BECAUSE OF SCHOLARSHIPS AND COLLEGE APPS). Anyways, my thinking has also been changed to become more aware and thoughtful in conversation because I realize that sometimes the personal interaction with a person slowly diminishes through just IM’ing and texting and with people almost always on their phones when talking to someone face to face (which irks me A LOT). The last thought I could think of on how thinking has changed within me is that I sometimes feel like I’m not thinking at all. I do the most thinking when I’m by myself but when I’m at school and kind of just “going through the motions” I feel like I’m not thinking and I’m aware of that. Which is something that I believe the internet has slowly dwindled away. But the internet and media and such is not an entirely bad movement, I believe that it has more goods than bads to this whole deal.