We built machines that talk like us… yet can we now still really talk to each other? 🫠

Holding on to your sense of self and humanity requires more effort than ever, especially with the latest AI integrations and tech efficiencies infiltrating every aspect of our lives.

What do we mean by this? 

From Co-pilot to Gemini, the workplace is rapidly becoming vanilla bland, flat, and reduced to a mirage of thumbs-up emojis, passive-aggressive checkmarks, smiley faces, and other memes, all stitched together with AI-driven snippets of responsive text...

This same pattern spills over into our social media channels and messaging platforms, affecting how we communicate with family, friends and loved ones. In our quest to save time for ourselves, we risk losing something far more valuable...

With the illusion of time-saving check-ins and clicks, where does that leave us? What happens to our personalities, our sense of individual expression and our ability to question, challenge and most importantly connect with one another?

By enslaving ourselves to these so-called efficiencies, we inadvertently increase our detachment from authentic self-expression.

Yet communication, in all its forms, is essential to cultivating connection. Facing uncomfortable or awkward social and professional moments when we don’t align is a vital part of our human narrative: it helps us grow and thrive.

So, we encourage you to be mindful of the following:

1. How much you rely on AI auto-pilots and support: over-reliance can impact your credibility at work and with colleagues.

2. Avoid overusing simple text and emoji exchanges: in personal and social messaging, don’t let them become a crutch that prevents you from truly expressing what you want or need to say.

3. Use voice calls, voice memos, or longer-form texts: these are invaluable for important exchanges.

4. Prioritize in-person meetings: face-to-face interactions help maintain and cultivate meaningful personal and professional relationships. The effort you put in will always reflect in the outcome. Plus, meeting new people is one of the quickest ways to understand the world around you and keep your social muscles fit and healthy.

5. Value small, in-person exchanges: whether at the supermarket, café, airport, or on public transport, acknowledging those around you makes a HUGE difference not just for them, but mostly for you!

To keep your social muscle fit and healthy, we welcome you to join the next Share-A-Table