These are not fragmentary, attention-disturbing activities, as Nicholas Carr describes (see Life in the Shallows); in fact, they require sustained concentration and some serious thinking.

正如Nicholas Carr所讲的，这些活动都不是支离破碎，让人分神的（请看：浅水生活 "Lifeinthe Shallows"一文）。 恰恰相反，这些活动需要人集中精力，严肃思考。