what is something that you used to do with your hands that has since been replaced by technology?

we think, we feel, we remember with our hands and the fullness of our bodies. over the years i’ve fallen for the traps of consumerism, convenience, and efficiency.

we’re losing our sense of touch — in our efforts to simplify we’ve detached. we've been successfully removing all of the friction from our lives in exchange for effortless scrolling, delivery-on-demand, and a stream of contactless interactions.

process is rewarded for the care, intention, time, effort and thus, meaning is created. the repetition creates a language that connects us to something more than ourselves — to the generations before. it is an embodied form of knowledge that is deeply ancestral. somewhere in my lineage, someone else's hands knew how to do this too. i am who i am because someone’s hands forged, plowed, cradled…remembered.

with each touch we have the ability to return to ourselves and each other — to create a lasting memory that imprints on you and those who come after. we start small with the squeeze an orange instead of passively buying juice. arranging flowers to acknowledge the ways that beauty is created and should be appreciated. touch soil to remember where we come from use your hands to remember what they're capable of.

what you are capable of.

with care,

r

CITATIONS

1. “our interfaces have lost their senses,” amelia wattenberger

   »We've been successfully removing all friction from our apps — think about how effortless it is to scroll through a social feed. But is that what we want? Compare the feeling of doomscrolling to kneading dough, playing an instrument, sketching... these take effort, but they're also deeply satisfying. When you strip away too much friction, meaning and satisfaction go with it.«