Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about how AI is quietly changing the way we think not just the way we work.
When we instantly look something up or ask AI for an answer, it sometimes feels like we are renting information instead of truly owning it.
We read it. Use it. Then forget it almost immediately.
I’ve noticed this in myself too. Sometimes I even second-guess things I already know, simply because a device is there to confirm it for me. I remember retaining information so much better when learning required more effort - opening a physical book, searching page by page, sitting with the material longer. The friction of learning made things stick.
Of course, AI is incredibly useful, and I don’t think the answer is rejecting technology.
But I do think there’s an important balance to protect : not outsourcing every thought, every memory, or every moment of deep focus.
Maybe one of the most important skills moving forward will be knowing when to use AI and when to trust our own minds first.
Curious if others have noticed this shift in themselves too.