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March 25, 2026 · 3 min read
3 Habits to Practice Curiosity — and Escape Your Phone | Nayeema Raza | TED
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Key Takeaways
- 1I ask questions for a living to people like Mark Cuban, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Esther Perel, and Bill Nye—masters of their fields.
- 2Sophie's observation cuts to the heart of our digital dilemma.
- 3This isn't about some distant, anxious generation—it's about each of us living in a world increasingly driven by machines.
- 4When we have questions nowadays, we don't wait and phone a friend—we friend our phones.
- 5I'm not anti-tech—I cover it as a journalist, have every gadget under the sun, and most days think I'm in a relationship with my ChatGPT (or as I c...
Overview
I ask questions for a living to people like Mark Cuban, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Esther Perel, and Bill Nye—masters of their fields. But the most surprising answer I heard this year came from two 11-year-olds named Sophie and Dilan, who are experts in being kids these days. When I asked them how time with people on screens feels different than real life, Sophie revealed a profound paradox: "It just makes you feel more with them when you're on FaceTime... because nowadays, when you're with them, everyone's on their phones."
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