Chapter 3 Summary

Nicholas Carr, in "Tools of the Mind," the third chapter in his book The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains, Carr talks about the human brain and how it matures over time with the innovation of technology. He starts off by talking about clocks and maps they shape us. As clocks and maps were invented, we rely on them a lot. Carr describes them as "supplements" to our daily life. After reading the first few pages, I wondered how chaotic life would be if we didn't have clocks and maps to assist us. He also mentions that "our intellectual maturation as individuals, can be traced through the way we draw pictures, or maps, of our surroundings." The tools that we use has changed the way we think. Carr said that "Sometimes our tools do what we tell them to.Other times, we adapt ourselves to our tools' requirements."