The most talked about topic, which most likely all of us come across now-a-days, is the increasing invasion of internet into our lives.

The discussion is so prominent that now people have started joking around about the topic. Many thinkers have been writing about the good and the bad effects of the excessive internet use.

One more book that has a capacity of disturbing and surprising readers equally is the Nicholas Carr's "The Shallows". The book successfully carves the internet addiction problem as a serious one.

However, use of internet has made the lives much easier than they were in the times of books and the manual libraries.

But, Mr. Carr shows a different picture that most of the internet users tend to ignore. His views have been supported by many other studies.

In the book, Mr. Carr cited that when one goes online, an environment promoting cursory reading hurried and distracted thinking, and superficial learning blankets one’s thinking.

He termed internet as "a technology of forgetfulness." The author said that multitasking that is enabled, and encouraged, by laptops and hand-held devices diminished our productivity. He also said that students who Net-surf during class, remember less than unconnected students.

It can conclusively be said that Carr's book is significant for making people aware of the Internet's deep impact on lives. The book says that the impact of web is not all for the good.