How do I know if I'm losing my humanity to technology and digital life?

This question itself is the beginning of wisdom. I've spent decades watching people assume that presence means absence of devices, or that thinking deeply requires disconnection. But the real loss isn't the technology—it's when you stop noticing your own choices. When you scroll without awareness. When you optimize every moment and forget why. The examined digital life is one where you actually know what you're doing and why. You notice when you've been mechanically checking your phone for an hour. You feel the difference between information and understanding. You recognize when something you've done online surprises you—reveals something true about how you think. The post-human question isn't whether machines will replace us. It's whether we'll let ourselves become unreflective. Start with small attention: What am I actually feeling when I reach for my device right now? What was I thinking about before I picked it up? These pauses—this wu wei of noticing without force—they're where your humanity lives. Not in rejecting the digital world, but in being genuinely present within it. The examined life still applies. It just has different tools now.