The Internet might be responsible for your lack of ideas in the workplace, even loss of ideas you can possibly turn into a successful venture. How so?
You see, the Internet changes everything. That’s the fact and that’s the way it is. Unfortunately, there are side effects that come with the constant stream of information hitting you and your brain from your laptop, and even from your wearable devices, e.g. Google Glass.
Today, if you are not careful, you won’t be able to escape the Internet and everything that comes with it, such as social media. You will become addicted. And you ain’t see nuthin’ yet.
Did you know that the big eureka moment you have in your brain can suddenly disappear because of the ding you heard when new email arrives at your inbox?
That’s right – the constant distractions will disrupt your ability to learn anything, which also include taking in the big ideas to be processed in your brain for further action – i.e taking one of them into a cool startup.
To better understand the whole situation, this explainer video can, well, explain it well:
Great job, Epipheo, for the clarity of the message you are presenting. And yes, it’s a great brand storytelling campaign for the promotion of Nicholas Carr’s book, The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains. I gotta check out that book!
How about you? What do you think – is the Internet taking the better of you?