The Internet's Impact On Creativity

According to Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the lack of social contact continued to lead to early death among 6,500 men and women tracked over a seven-year period (Los Angeles Times). This is just one of the signs of how technology is limiting creativity and is taking over social contact. Technology is such an integral part of people’s daily lives as well as being really distracting which causes people to lack their personal hobbies and face-to-face contact. Technology is the reason people today don’t have enough social skills and are seen with technological devices instead. Because people are lacking social skills, there’s not enough physical activity which causes obesity. The author of the article, Sheri Hosale,

With internet in the way, not many people can be original with their own creativity. A quote from a reader states, “...Most platforms seem to be more about reblogging/retweeting/reposting other people’s creations. Then there is the issue of having work stolen and credits removed”(The Internet’s Impact on Creativity: Your Thoughts). Studies show that many people’s critical thinking and analysis has declined as the majority uses the internet daily. The article by Stuart Wolpert states, “Studies show that reading develops imagination, induction, reflection and critical thinking, as well as vocabulary. Reading for pleasure is the key to developing these skills. Students today have more visual literacy and less print literacy”(Is Technology Producing a Decline in Critical Thinking and Analysis?). Video games and being on a phone causes print literacy, therefore, it is easier to grab a book and have more visual literacy that will help future generations much better as well. In fact, the visual skills have improved, reading for pleasure has declined the past years which carries people’s imaginations and critical thinking. The internet allows people to take away other people’s ideas, when they cannot do anything about it. It is a place to put your own creativity and thoughts on it, but how are people supposed to do that when so much is getting in their way of

It causes students to procrastinate with not only school work, but also causes people daily to procrastinate with their work, hobbies, and activities. According to Mark Wycislik-Wilson, “Research shows that nearly two-thirds of employees spend work hours browsing sites unrelated to work -- a surprising 3 percent of them spending more than 10 hours a week actively avoiding work online”(The Internet is a Massive Waste of Time). Procrastination is really hard to deal with, especially when people have internet right next to them. An article by Usman Raza states, “Technological advancement is a gift to humanity but if we tend to use it the wrong way then it may take a toll on our lives in a negative way as well”(How Technology has Caused us to Procrastinate More Than Ever). It is very easy to get off task while doing homework or work in general. People are known to be easily distracted by the use of