And if so: Is it the fault of the internet?

Jakob Nielsen published a new alertbox recently. He claims that

[t]oday, many users are so reliant on search that it's undermining their problem-solving abilities. -- (source)

I think I developed this pattern, too. Now that I noticed it, its time to fix it.

But maybe it has always been this way for me. It might just be my university's demands that show me how I can improve even further.

Anyways, aforementioned article contains an interesting thought:

It's sad to think of the vast number of patients who get misleading medical guidance from the Internet because the main search engines currently prioritize popular sites instead of useful ones. -- (source)

At the first glance this looks worth being fixed. Noted.