How Technology is Reshaping Our Souls (Staying Human in an Age of Machines)

It’s hard to deny how much life has changed.

Where we once sat with our thoughts or looked one another in the eye, now there’s a screen.

A constant stream of messages, images, notifications.

A thousand ways to escape what we feel.

For many, the idea of simply sitting still—without a phone, without a distraction—is almost unbearable.

And while technology has brought enormous benefits, it has also created something we rarely speak about:

A collective disconnection from ourselves.

“When we were kids, we had to make an effort to deal with boredom. We had to imagine things, create things, or just… be bored. Today’s kids? They have to make an effort to be present. To find stillness. It’s the exact opposite.”

The Illusion of Connection

We are more connected than ever—and yet more isolated.

We scroll through curated images, measuring our worth against illusions.

We share opinions instead of presence.

We reach for our devices when we feel bored, lonely, or uncertain.

This constant stimulation doesn’t just numb discomfort, it numbs joy, too.

Why It’s So Hard to Just Be

When you’ve spent years outsourcing your attention, coming back to yourself feels awkward.

It can feel empty.

Anxious.

Like something is missing.

But that’s not emptiness.

It’s space.

Space you once filled with life, imagination, and feeling.

What Happens to the Soul

When every moment is filled, there is no room for your deeper self to emerge.

Over time, the cost is profound:

• You forget how to feel wonder.
• You lose touch with your intuition.
• You become restless and dissatisfied, without knowing why.

Staying Human in a Digital World

You don’t have to abandon technology.

But you can choose to relate to it differently.

Try creating spaces in your day where you are unreachable.

Moments where you simply sit, breathe, and observe.

Time when you remember how to be with yourself, without needing to document it.

Reconnect with the small rituals that make you feel alive:

• Preparing a meal slowly.
• Sitting under a tree.
• Watching your children play.
• Listening to your body’s signals.

These simple acts are how you reclaim your humanity in a world that is moving faster every day.

The Gift of Returning

You were not born to be a machine.

You were born to feel.

To wonder.

To create.

When you return to that place inside, you remember:

Presence is the medicine.

And the most beautiful parts of life can never be captured on a screen.