Anyone who's feeling a bit scatter-brained because of their bleeping, chortling digital milieu should read this. It can be a touch repetitive at times, but it's full of useful ideas. And, if nothing else, it confirms that we're not alone in feeling that nagging sense that something has gone wrong with our brains in this distracted age. ( )

I enjoyed this relaxing read about managing the overwhelming pressure to connect using modern technology. Sensible, wise advice. If you are a user of social media (and who isn't), you'll enjoy rethinking your relationship to it. ( )

This is really more of a lifestyle book than a science book. It examines downside of being continually "connected" by cell phone etc. and then offers insights from a variety of figures in the history of Western thought, including Plato, Shakespeare, and Thoreau, to discuss how we might reclaim our personal "thought space." ( )

So much repetition. The ideas could have been presented effectively in a much shorter book. ( )

I was hoping for a bit more depth from this book. Basically Powers' argument boils down to "think about how much time you're spending looking at a screen, and if you can, decrease that and spend time doing something else." It's written clearly, and he's collected a number of useful examples and anecdotes, but I came away wanting something less obvious. ( )