brain shards....
It has been called the end of deep thinking or the “shallows”.

As science is uncovering the mysteries of the brain, technology is creating 
a culture that is numbing it down...

Distracted by sound bites, the brain is being reconditioned or maybe even reprogrammed with fewer synapses; connections.  Giving oneself permission to take time for reflection and new thoughts is often or never thought of as an option.