Is the Internet Destroying Your Brain? Try This Test - GOOD Blog - GOOD

Is the Internet Destroying Your Brain? Try This Test - GOOD Blog - GOOD: "Yesterday, The New York Times published a piece about how the constant distraction of digital media damages "creativity and deep thought, interrupting work and family life." It's not a new worry. A few years ago, Nicholas Carr wrote a story for the Atlantic called "Is Google Making You Stupid?" and his new book, The Shallows, expands on that theme, arguing that the internet is eroding our capacity for "solitary, single-minded concentration."

So is the internet actually bad for our brains? A handful of bloggers have reported feeling that it's been bad for theirs. But why not find out for yourself? The Times has two interesting cognitive games you can play online that will test how easily distracted you are and how good you are at switching between tasks.

I'm someone who spends my entire working day being distracted by online content, and then creating new chunks of online content designed to distract others. My results are below.

I scored well on the first test. I'm hard to distract. In fact, I had a perfect score when faced with the most distractions."