In chapter three of The Shallows, Carr presents an interesting outlook the effectiveness of the inventions of the map and the clock. While the map provided the ability to turn a natural aspect, such as our world and space, into an abstract phenomenon, the clock allowed us to be able to micromanage each and every sequence and moment of our lives, down to each individual thought. Carr states that every technology is an “expression of human will,” and goes on to argue that while technologies such as these have improved many facets of each individual, they have also taken away from other areas just as much.