Digital Detox .
We live at a frenzied pace,and the ubiquity of the internet and social media has shortened our attention spans. Twitter has narrowed our messsaging to a specified number of characters. Facebook has transformed most of us into a never-ending addiction to "status updates". And "Selfies" have pandered to the innate(basic?) instinct in us to capture for the moment,if not posterity, whatever trivial pursuit we are engaged in at that time. Lastly, like Karaoke was to the earlier generation, You Tube has projected our sometimes hilarious "takes" on everything under the sun,right into our living rooms.
And all this barrage of infomedia has threatened to overwhelm us into passive consumers of what every Tom,Dick,Harry and Jane,fondly thinks is the ultimate in creativity,though usually it may lull us into boredom and sleep.
So,in this ever-speeding and quickening pace of life, the book reader and the book browser is fighting a brave battle to save the neibhourhood book-shop from extinction,so that he/she can snatch a few peaceful moments away from the maddening din.
Hence,the title of this blog suggested itself,in a way, to allow the browser to quickly browse through a few interesting topics and titles, without having to wade through lengthy reviews and books. By keeping the canvas and focus wide enough,beyond only books, the readers' interest will be sparked,hopefully, to skim through this blog,and glean something relevant and thoughtful.
M.P.Singh
We live at a frenzied pace,and the ubiquity of the internet and social media has shortened our attention spans. Twitter has narrowed our messsaging to a specified number of characters. Facebook has transformed most of us into a never-ending addiction to "status updates". And "Selfies" have pandered to the innate(basic?) instinct in us to capture for the moment,if not posterity, whatever trivial pursuit we are engaged in at that time. Lastly, like Karaoke was to the earlier generation, You Tube has projected our sometimes hilarious "takes" on everything under the sun,right into our living rooms.
And all this barrage of infomedia has threatened to overwhelm us into passive consumers of what every Tom,Dick,Harry and Jane,fondly thinks is the ultimate in creativity,though usually it may lull us into boredom and sleep.
So,in this ever-speeding and quickening pace of life, the book reader and the book browser is fighting a brave battle to save the neibhourhood book-shop from extinction,so that he/she can snatch a few peaceful moments away from the maddening din.
Hence,the title of this blog suggested itself,in a way, to allow the browser to quickly browse through a few interesting topics and titles, without having to wade through lengthy reviews and books. By keeping the canvas and focus wide enough,beyond only books, the readers' interest will be sparked,hopefully, to skim through this blog,and glean something relevant and thoughtful.
M.P.Singh
I fully endorse the 0bservations .The art of letter writing is almost unknown(to the younger ones)And is almost extinct.The pleasure of reading the printed books at our own leisure and control sans the vageries on the dependent net connection And the level of your recharge of ones mobile is know no match to the modern ereading experience.But I am optimistic that like the big screen the printed books shall make a comeback. Jaspal singh
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