We use technology without noticing.
Many of us would describe ourselves as “non-tech”
Some say it with pride. Some say it with a sigh. But we say it while holding a device that can track our heartbeat, order our dinner, and identify a song from three seconds of holding the phone out at arms length, directly towards the device playing the music (so the phone can hear properly).
So let’s take a deeper look at this whole “I’m not techy” thing.
Because… really?
Are we sure?
We’re already using technology all day - we just don’t call it tech
Somewhere along the way, technology stopped feeling futuristic and started feeling ordinary. It slipped quietly into our routines, not with fanfare, but with usefulness.
We tap our phones to pay for things. We check the weather before we’ve even opened the curtains. We send a quick voice note instead of typing because it’s easier, faster, more human.
None of this feels like “using technology”. It just feels like… life.
And that’s the point. We’ve absorbed it so naturally that we’ve stopped noticing how capable we actually are.
And honestly… how would we cope without it now?
However would we cope without the video doorbell chiming out, only for us to discover it was in fact a cat walking past - despite us having the “human detected” setting on its highest level. But it’s good to see who’s at the door.
Or the maps app that tells us where to go, when to turn, and how long it’ll take - even though we’ve lived here for 20 years. But it’s good not to have to wrestle with books of maps on your way home from your day out.
Or the reminders that quietly keep our days stitched together: bin day, birthdays, appointments, change the head on your toothbrush….oh, maybe that’s just me.
These aren’t dramatic pieces of technology. They’re small, steady helpers that make life feel just a little more manageable.
Ten years ago, we wouldn’t have believed any of this
If you’d told your past self that you’d be:
unlocking your phone with your face
paying for everything with a tap
trusting a watch to track your sleep
or asking a speaker to set a timer for the pasta
you would have laughed. No way…..
But here you are. Not “non‑techy” at all.
Just quietly competent in ways you don’t give yourself credit for.
Maybe welcoming a little more tech isn’t such a leap
If we can trust technology to guide us home, remind us of the things we forget, and keep an eye on the front door, then perhaps using it to stay connected to the people we care about is a natural progression too?
We have improved at “task management” but how about “relationship management?”
Because for all the cleverness in our pockets, it’s still the human moments, the tiny touchpoints, the “thinking of you”, the “good luck today” that bring the real sparkle into our days.
And that’s where greetful quietly steps in.
Not to replace the human moments.
But to help us remember and engage with them.
