Thing #17

Both of these articles discuss the evolution of how we, as readers, or concentrators have changed over time and whether or not it is a good thing.  The authors comment the idea that we have lost the ability to deep read as opposed to scanning and multitasking.  

I believe that we have lost a bit of our concentration skills that come with being immersed in a book, however we can access more information quickly and we are able to gather information from many different views.  I agree with the first article, the trade off for multi-tasking skills is more valuable than a deep focus now-a-days.  Having said that, I think most people have the ability to accomplish both if there is true value for them in what they are reading, whether it be for fun or for information.  The issue for me and my deep reading is if I am going to spend the time reading something, it has to be good, otherwise I can read it (or skim it) quickly and be done with it.