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If you have, someone will have told you you that to be really good at the game you have let the raquet become an extension of your arm, body and mind. This relationship bettween our bodies minds and the tools we use has been well described and is refelected in our cultures and history.

Here are some examples of cultural or historic references to man and machine.

Mad Max a man and his car, against anarchy
Ahab and ship against nature
Vasily Zaytsef and rifle fighting for the motherland

The relationship is especially evident in eastern culture and have you ever heard that “The sword is the soul of the Samurai”?

In recent times technology has freed its self from its physical manifestation, new innovations are increasingly using the same kit. Only recently has the internet become available anytime any where, and society is way behind the implications of the technology.

A large number of Jobs and Disciplines give an advantage to people who either have a good memory, or have the ability to find information quickly. But the search engine makes this skill less important.

It is now important to be able to create, derive or connect.

In the same way that a car, rifle, sword or tennis racquet can become part of your body, so can a search engine. To become a master of the game you have to let google become an extension of your mind.