ABSTRACT
The world of Internet networks offers us extraordinary opportunities for connecting with like-minded people, for learning and for sharing; but, as we shall see, even so-called ‘Web-natives’ do not make the most of the technological gifts which we are fortunate enough to have been offered. Indeed, I have noticed how strange it is that people who work with computers on a daily basis seldom maximise their potential; these people can even seem to appear curiously uncomfortable with computers. This is where hyperthinking can help: we hyperthinkers need to be positive, proactive and fully engaged with the Web: it is, after all, the perfect medium to satisfy our insatiable curiosity, restless thinking and desire to learn new things and convert our ideas into action. But before talking about that further, I want to address head on some of the fears and criticisms that continue to dog the Web and new technology in general. We are now over 15 years or so on from the Web’s arrival in most people’s lives, and yet still the prophets of doom refuse to go away. If you harbour any negative feelings about the Web I hope that by the end of this chapter they will have been dispelled. Remember, no one owns the Web: it is ours – we can do with it as we please.
