Rage Against the Machine: How Screen Time is Impairing Our Intelligence and What We Can Do About It

Authors

• Jillian Steeves, University of Massachusetts Boston

Abstract

Jillian is a history major from Danvers, MA. Her essay was inspired by an article she read in her composition class about how screens could damage cognitive functioning, and she thinks that “for a lot of people, myself included, overindulgence in tech is increasingly affecting our quality of life.” Jillian noted the irony of a history major writing about a current topic, but she “found there to be a lot of overlap between my history studies and the topic of my essay,” and she was able to “take many of the skills I’ve picked up as a historian — research, analysis, written communication — and apply them during my writing process.” She considers learning to be a lifelong journey, and “wants to continue exploring, researching, and acquiring knowledge long after I’ve graduated.” She writes that, “the more we understand about the world, the easier it is to use our knowledge to make positive changes.”

Recommended Citation

Steeves, Jillian (2022) "Rage Against the Machine: How Screen Time is Impairing Our Intelligence and What We Can Do About It," Undercurrents: A Journal of Undergraduate Student Composition: Vol. 3: Iss. 1, Article 9.
Available at: https://scholarworks.umb.edu/undercurrents/vol3/iss1/9